From the Wikipedia page for “Pont d’Arc:”
The Pont d’Arc (French pont = bridge) is a large natural bridge, located in the Ardèche département in the south of France, 5 kilometers from the town of Vallon-Pont-d’Arc. The arch, carved out by the Ardèche River, is 60 meters wide and 54 meters high. It is a very popular canoeing and kayaking area and is heavily visited by tourists. It is usually described as the natural entrance to the Ardèche Canyon. In the near vicinity of the arch is the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave, containing the earliest known paleolithic cave paintings, about 30,000 years old.
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Werner Herzog’s documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, focuses on the caves located adjacent to this arch. The trailer (below) for Herzog’s film features aerial images of it in its first few seconds.
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