Aven d'Orgnac - Grand Site de France - The City of Prehistory

  • Museum
  • Arts and culture
  • Local history
  • Sciences and technology
  • Anthropology
  • Archeological
  • Prehistoric
  • Natural sciences
  • History
  • Ethnology
  • Geology
  • Natural history
  • Museum of France
Elevation : 291m
2240 route de l'Aven, 07150 Orgnac-l'Aven
On the Grand Site de l'Aven d'Orgnac, just a stone's throw from the Grotto exit, the Cité de la Préhistoire evokes 350,000 years of human adventure through collections of local remains of human occupation. Visit before or after the Aven d'Orgnac!
Just a stone's throw from the Gorges de l'Ardèche, Aven d'Orgnac is a unique site in several respects: classified for its scientific value, it has been awarded the Grand Site de France label for its sustainable management of an exceptional natural site. It offers a wide range of activities in the same area, enabling visitors to understand both the geological evolution of the area and its occupation by man over the course of time, notably at the Cité de la Préhistoire.

The Cité de la...

Services

Hearing disability
Visual disability
Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
Activity
Children's entertainment
Product tasting
Temporary exhibition
Theatre
Oenology, study of wines
Discovery
History
Play area
  • Accessibility
  • Hearing disability

  • Visual disability

  • Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance

  • Activities
  • Activity

  • Children's entertainment

  • Product tasting

  • Temporary exhibition

  • Theatre

  • Oenology, study of wines

  • Discovery

  • History

  • Equipment
  • Play area

  • Picnic area

  • Lift

  • Auditorium

  • Bar

  • Toilets

  • Public WC

  • Air conditioning

  • Exhibition space

  • Car park

  • Defibrillator

  • Sustainable development

  • Film room

  • Parking

  • Coach parking

  • Waste management

  • Photovoltaic panel

  • Charging station for 2 electric wheels

  • Video projector

  • Screen

  • Microphone

  • Wifi in room

  • Services
  • Educational visits

  • Coach access

  • Motorhomes allowed

  • Themed tour

  • Shop

  • Set down on-site for groups

  • Wi-fi

  • Tourist brochures

  • Tourist information

  • Booking of general amenities

  • Restaurant

  • Guided tours

  • Restaurant in the close vicinity

  • Free choice of caterer

  • Concert/events

  • Seminar/meeting

Quality standards
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Rates

From 1 February 2025 to 31 December 2025
Full price
16€

Reduced price
13€

Child
11€

Payment methods

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Groups (Max capacity)
  • 150 Maximum number of people

Openings

From 1 February 2025 until 31 December 2025 - Open everyday

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Location

Aven d'Orgnac - Grand Site de France - The City of Prehistory
Elevation : 291m
2240 route de l'Aven, 07150 Orgnac-l'Aven
Spoken languages
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Dutch
Environment
  • In the country
  • Village 2 km away
  • Close to GR footpath
Updated on 19 February 2025 at 16:14
by Gorges de l'Ardèche - Pont d'Arc
(Offer identifier : 270680)
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