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

  • Museum
  • History
  • Sciences and technology
  • Arts and culture
  • Prehistoric
  • Archeological
  • Anthropology
  • Natural sciences
  • Ethnology
  • Natural history
  • Local history
  • Geology
  • 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 Préhistoire - a modern, fun-filled museographic space with Musée de France accreditation - provides an insight into the millennia-old history of the earth and its inhabitants. To visit the Cité de la Préhistoire is to experience a moving face-to-face encounter with our ancestors, and to better understand who these not-so-distant men and women were!

In this museographic space, spanning 350,000 years of human adventures - from the Middle Paleolithic to the First Iron Age - authentic objects from excavations in the Ardèche and northern Gard regions are presented in a redesigned museography featuring multi-player touch tables, engaging sound effects, explanatory videos, life-size illustrations and more. A modern, emotionally-charged visit that offers a fresh look at the remains on display, and depending on the season, the chance to try out prehistoric activities such as fire, flint and darts!

>>>> Discover the Grand Site de France
Continue your visit to the Grand Site de France with the Grotte d'Orgnac, which adjoins the Cité de la Préhistoire.
Its gigantic volumes and the beauty of its subterranean landscapes are astonishing. Giant palms, translucent fistulas, eccentrics, candlesticks, organ cases, columns, ochre-coloured draperies, clay fir trees... coiled and balanced under ceilings up to 55 metres high.

The Grotto and the Cité de Préhistoire: two reasons to marvel at the past!
  • Services for children
    On a self-guided or guided tour, with tactile tables and mini-workshops, discover with your family the life of our ancestors from 350,000 BC to the 1st Iron Age. Complementary workshops and demonstrations: secrets of fire, prehistoric weapon hunting, etc.

Services

Services

Product tasting
Temporary exhibition
Theatre
Activity
Children's entertainment
History
Discovery
Oenology, study of wines
Film room
Charging station for 2 electric wheels
Coach parking
Parking nearby

Services offered

Quality standards

Quality standards
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Accessibility

Accessibility

Hearing disability
Visual disability
Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance

Rates

Rates

From 1 February 2025 to 31 December 2025

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

Reduced price
13€

Child
11€

Payment methods

Payment methods

Payment methods

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CashCash
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Groups (Max capacity)

Groups (Max capacity)
  • 150 Maximum number of people

Openings

Openings

From 1 September 2025 until 15 November 2025 - Open everyday
From 21 December 2025 until 5 January 2026 - Open everyday

Medias

Medias

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Location

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

Spoken languages
  • Dutch
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Close to GR footpath
  • In the country
  • Village 2 km away
Updated on 26 September 2025 at 09:09
by Gorges de l'Ardèche - Pont d'Arc
(Offer identifier : 270680)
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