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Index
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 Prehistory
/ history, visits through time...
Click on the links herebelow to go to web sites.Some of them are only in French,others have their English version |
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CAVES
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TROGLODITE SITES
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| Lascaux 2 perfect retort of the famous cave in frescoes, situated near Montignac. |
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La Roque Saint Christophe Between Eyzies and Montignac, in one of the most beautiful landscapes of Périgord, rises sheer on Vézère the enormous cliff of Roque Saint Christophe. | |
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Le Thot,Espace Cro-Magnon An animal park. The complement to the visit of Lascaux 2. |
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Les abris de Laugerie Basse A travel in the time on the meeting of our ancestor: Cro-Magnon. |
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La grotte du Grand Roc Set in a magnificent cliff overhanging the Vézère river, it appears as an exceptional jewel. This natural masterpiece offers famous crystallizations for their variety, the eccentricity of the concretions, the abundance of crystals and the wealth of the forms. |
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L'Abri du Cap Blanc Near Les Eyzies, in the heart of the picturesque valley of Beune, this prehistoric site Cap dominate the river in front of Commarque's castle. |
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Le gouffre de Proumeyssac Called the "Crystal cathedral",where one can go down in nacelle! |
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The decorated caves and shelters of Les Eysies 400 000 years of human activity in Périgord. |
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La grotte de Bara-Bahau One of the most ancient cave in the Dordogne. |  |
La grotte de Rouffignac A huge cave to be discovered in an electric train. The Mecca of the prehistoric art: drawings and carvings of animals. |
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Bastides
towns,villages & Abbeys
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CASTLES
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Château de Monbazillac,built in the middle of the XVI th century rises in the heart of Monbazillac's vineyard. | ||
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Château de Bannes ,this ancient fortress dating from the XIII th century piercingly competed during the War of 100 years,was burned and dismantled in 1447. It was raised in the XVth and XVIth centuries at instigation of the powerful family of Gontaud-Biron. It appears today such as it was finished by 1520. | ||
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Château de Beynac ,Medieval castle of XII th century dominating the Dordogne river. | ||
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Château de Castelnaud ,Medieval castle and museum of the war. | ||
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Château de Lanquais ,The " unfinished Louvre " of Périgord situated 15 km of Bergerac. | ||
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Château de Bonaguil ,Medieval fortress dating from 1250. | ||
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