Plan a Rock Art Trip
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Rock art does not spread itself evenly. Of the 145 sites in this atlas whose original art is open to visitors, most stand alone — but 16 places hold two or more within a day of each other, and those are worth building a journey around.
Pick a region, choose how many stops you want, and the route is ordered to keep the travelling down. Distances are straight-line, because that is the only distance this atlas can honestly measure: it holds no timetables and calls no mapping service. For roads and a real driving time, hand the finished route to a map that routes.
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Regions worth the journey · 16
Spain — Cueva de El Castillo
Spain — Cuevas de la Araña
France — Niaux Cave
Ireland — Newgrange
Spain — Cova Remigia (Valltorta–Gasulla)
Spain — Cueva de Ardales
Egypt — Cave of Beasts (Wadi Sura II)
Portugal · Spain — Côa Valley
Mexico — Sierra de San Francisco
Italy — Valcamonica Rock Art
Namibia — Twyfelfontein
USA — Barrier Canyon (Horseshoe Canyon)
Italy — Grotta del Genovese (Levanzo)
Finland — Astuvansalmi Rock Paintings
Portugal — Tagus Valley Rock Art (Ocreza)
Sites that stand alone · 82
The rest of the visitable rock art has no neighbour near enough to pair it with. Each of these is a journey of its own.
Access, opening hours and prices change, and this atlas records none of them. Confirm on each site’s official page before you travel.