![]() Also a must: the Côa Museum, which traces the valley’s history. “It’s like visiting Jurassic Park,” von Petzinger says. View engraved images on hundreds of rock faces. April, May, June and early September: 9.30-18.30. February, November and December 14.00-17.00. Book a guided tour in a 4x4 to explore a plateau little changed since the Ice Age. Guided visits take about 45 minutes and in April to mid September the caves are open all day including lunchtime. Côa Valley, PortugalĮast of the city of Porto, this river valley is one of the best places in Europe for open-air Paleolithic rock art. ![]() Afterward visit two notable Cantabrian museums that illuminate cave art: Altamira Museum and the Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology. Pro tip: The cave can be slick wear shoes with good traction. Cantabria, SpainĮl Castillo Cave holds some of the oldest cave art in Europe, including dozens of red handprints that date back more than 30,000 years, some made by Ice Age women and children. Don’t miss Rouffignac Cave’s drawings of mammoths. Two von Petzinger picks are near the village Les Eyzies-de-Tayac: Les Combarelles, with engravings of animals and human figures, and Font-de-Gaume cave, with colorful rock paintings. This area in southwest France has multiple caves with well-preserved Ice Age art, including the famed Lascaux Cave. ![]() Standing in front of a painting made some 20,000 years ago, she says, “bridges the gap of time.” How about rock-art sites as destinations? Von Petzinger, author of The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols, recommends making tracks to these three Ice Age hot spots, all in Europe. Paleoanthropologist and Nat Geo Emerging Explorer Genevieve von Petzinger descends into ancient caves to study Ice Age art. ![]()
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