The caves of Lascaux contain some of the most terrific examples of Paleolithic art in Europe. With its limestone plateaus, the region is also home to an infinite number of cliff dwellings and adorned with extraordinary stalactites, stalagmites and prehistoricĭrawings. Holds the renowned statue of the Black Virgin, worshiped here for over a millenium. The basilica Saint-Sauveur and the crypt Saint-Amadour are both listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites and the chapel of Miracles Great pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages. Spectacularly clinging to the cliff, Rocamadour is situated on the Way of Saint James and has been a With its cobbled streets, manors, artisan shops, cafés and restaurants, it seems to glow in the evening sun.Īt the heart of the Dordogne Valley stands the sacred city of Rocamadour. The Dordogne Valley boasts no less than 5 of the « Most Beautiful Villages in France », including Collonges-la-Rouge, a fairy-tale like villageīuilt entirely in red sandstone. From cave paintings to Roman occupation, or from the Hundred Years War to the Renaissance, all have shaped the landscape you see
The Dordogne Valley retains many traces of its historic past. Of Biosphere Reserves, a prestigious recognition for an environment of exceptional quality. It is the only river in France to be part of the UNESCO World Network Of the Dordogne river provide lots of fun activities including swimming and canoeing. The South West of France is easy to combine with Spain and, as all our tours are private, we can happily customize any of our Spain and France Food, Wine and Cultural Tours to include the Dordogne region of France for you.With its fascinating cultural heritage and beautifully preserved natural environment, the Dordogne Valley has it all. Staying within the triangle of Perigueux, Bergerac and Sarlat, you will be able to explore the beautiful Dordogne region of France on a Gourmand Breaks Private Tour Itinerary. The main cavern is a fairy grotto but never enters out into a large space – it is more of a winding pàssage with thousands of tiny and small stalactites on either side clinging to the ceilings and crystallized rivers of calcified rock running down the walls. It contains amazing stalactites and stalagmites. The Grotte du Grand Roc, just a few kilometers from the town of Les Eyzies, is a marvellous natural cave located half way up a cliff face above the Vezere river. Today a number of excavated caves and grottoes are open for public viewing. Early Homo sapiens lived about 40,000 years ago, and skeletal remains of Cro-Magnon man were first found here in 1868. The town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac sits comfortably under a limestone cliff and is the doorway to the prehistoric capital of France. Apart from a small brook, running along the deepest galleries, most of the network is totally fossil with friezes of woolly rhinos, engravings of mammoths and hollows scratched out by hibernating bears. It is a development of about eight kilometers of galleries on three levels – some are ten meters high, others just 12 meters wide. The Grotte de Rouffignac is one of the largest caves in the region. In its 2 galleries the same paintings, same techniques and same pigments have been meticulously reproduced to enable everybody to discover the prehistoric masterpieces. However, a replica cave has been built nearby, Lascaux II, and is open to visit. The original cave has been closed to the public for more than 50 years and is now under close surveillance in order to preserve it.
The most important caves in France are here, located near the village of Montignac, called the Lascaux caves. The Dordogne region of France has literally hundreds of caves, many of them open to visit.
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