“La Roque Saint-Christophe” – Peyzac le Moustier

“La Roque Saint-Christophe” – Peyzac le Moustier

The “La Roque Saint-Christophe” site in Peyzac le Moustier

Visit / Troglodytic sites / Entrance fees / 25 km

 

In the Vézère valley, the Roque-Saint-Christophe is situated 80 meters up a cliff face and is one-kilometer long. By visiting the site you will understand how people used the natural clefts in the cliff to create a troglodytic city.

www.roque-st-christophe.com

The Cougnac caves – Payrignac

The Cougnac caves – Payrignac

The Cougnac caves in Payrignac

Visit / Caves & chasms / Entrance fees / 37 km

 

Hidden in the Bouriane, the two caves of Cougnac offer both a geological and a cave art discovery. Visitors enter a cave filled with concretions before reaching the second cave, located several meters away, that shelters a series of paintings.

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The Font-de-Gaume and Combrarelles caves

The Font-de-Gaume and Combrarelles caves

The Font-de-Gaume and Combarelles caves in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Visit / Caves & chasms / Entrance fees / 24 km

 

One of the most beautiful and intimate caves of the valley. Less famous than the others in the area, visiting this authentic cave is a moving experience. The eyes need a period of adaptation before being able to see the well preserved sculptures and paintings.

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