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  1. Niaux Prehistory Museum

    Niaux Prehistory Museum

    Located near the Niaux cave with outside exhibits and an indoor museum.
  2. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    You can see the entrance to Niaux on the hillside above the town.
  3. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    The last 10 minutes of the drive is on a narrow mountain road.
  4. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    Looking out from the entrance.
  5. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    You see cave paintings that are over 13,000 years old!
  6. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    Gift shop and ticket office.
  7. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    Entrance to the cave is through a man-made tunnel.
  8. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    View of the valley from the cave entrance.
  9. Niaux Cave

    Niaux Cave

    Parking, gift shop and entrance to the cave.
  10. Pauline

    Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey (Abbaye de Fontenay) was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1118. Guided tours are offered but you may walk around on your own. The grounds are large and beautiful. In the complex you can visit the large church, the cloister, and the forge (and a few other buildings). The Cistercian...
  11. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    Inside the forge.
  12. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    The forge wheel powered by water.
  13. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    The forge.
  14. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    On the grounds.
  15. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    On the grounds.
  16. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    The cloister garden.
  17. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    Inside the cloister.
  18. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    The dormitory above the Chapter House.
  19. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    Carving on a grave stone inside the church.
  20. Fontenay Abbey

    Fontenay Abbey

    Carving on a grave tomb inside the church.
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