LES AMIS DE L'HOMME DE SPY ASBL - CAVE OF THE MAN OF SPY

Address:

Rue de l'Hospice 2
5190 JEMEPPE-SUR-SAMBRE
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Tel.:+32 (0) 71 78 50 03

Fax:+32 (0) 71 78 50 03

The cave of the Man of Spy, which is one of the most important Palaeolithic sites in Europe, overhangs the valley of the Orneau River, a tributary of the Sambre River. Over the years, many excavations have been carried out in the cave, and in 1886, an exceptional amount of bones was discovered. A study of the bones led the international community to accept that humans different to modern man had once existed: Neanderthal man had been uncovered.

Comment:

Information: Les Amis de l'Homme de Spy asbl, Avenue des Cerisiers 78, 5190 Jemeppe-sur-Sambre - tel/fax: +32 (0)71/78 50 03.
Closed for the hunting season (from October to March).
Free guided tours - from March to September: every first Sunday of the month.
Also: visits and/or activities on request (paying).

Access: E42, exit 13.

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