Pair-non-Pair

#1224 among destinations in France

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The Pair-non-Pair Cave is located near the village of Prignac-et-Marcamps, Aquitaine:Gironde department in France. Only discovered in 1881 it is known for remarkable prehistoric parietal engravings - petroglyphic representations of wild animals, "which rank among the most ancient examples of art made by prehistoric" humans, dating back to between 30.000 and 25.000 BP, the Aurignacian cultural period of the Upper Paleolithic. ()

Local name: Grotte de Pair-non-Pair Length: 66 ftCoordinates: 45°1'0"N, 0°28'60"W

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Nearby attractions include: Château du Bouilh, Saint Stephen's Church, Grottes de Pair-Non-Pair, Château Julie.

1.4 miE
Memorial, Forts and castles
Château du Bouilh
37 min walk • Château du Bouilh is a château in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It was made in 1786 for Jean-Frédéric de la Tour du Pin-Gouvernet by architect Victor Louis. The neoclassical semicircular château was built to host King Louis XVI on his visits to the area.
2.4 miN
Church
Saint Stephen's Church
61 min walk • The Saint-Etienne church is a Catholic church located in Tauriac, France.
1.8 miNW
Cave, Park, Museum
Grottes de Pair-Non-Pair, Prignac-et-Marcamps
46 min walk • The Pair-non-Pair Cave is located near the village of Prignac-et-Marcamps, Aquitaine:Gironde department in France.
2.5 miNE
45°1'50"N • 0°26'11"W
Château Julie, Virsac
64 min walk • Forts and castles
2.4 miSE
Church
St. Andrew's Church
62 min walk • The church of Saint-André-du-Nom-de-Dieu is located in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde.
5.6 miSE
Church
St. Peter's Church, La Lande-de-Fronsac
143 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Catholic church classified as historic monuments.
2.4 miNE
Church
Church of Our Lady, Virsac
62 min walk • Notre-Dame Church is a Catholic church located in the commune of Peujard, in the Gironde department of France.
4.3 miNW
Church
Église de la Libarde, Bourg
110 min walk • The church of Saint-Saturnin de La Libarde is located in the commune of Bourg, in the Gironde department. Only vestiges of the church remain, but its crypt, whose last modifications date from the second half of the 11th century, is intact.
2.2 miE
Memorial
War Memorial, Virsac
56 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
4.2 miE
Locality
Gauriaguet
108 min walk • Gauriaguet is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
4.5 miN
Locality
Pugnac
116 min walk • Pugnac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.