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Discover the Perigord and the Dordogne Valley France: with pre-historic sites, caves with 5 castles and fortifications, etc. In total 8 plans to discover along the French Dordogne and Perigord route by motorhome, car or by yourself the hand of the great instagramer family @omplintlavidaenmotorhome. A trip that will make you fall in love through the story of a trip to the great France of the beautiful villages, the caves and prehistoric sites and the most amazing castles in France.
The 8 essential plans of the Perigord and the Dordogne Valley France
DISCOVER 3 UNIQUE PRE-HISTORIC SITES IN THE PERIGORD AND THE DORDOÑA VALLEY FRANCE
1 LES EYZIES DE-TAYAC IN THE PERIGORD AND THE DORDOÑA VALLEY FRANCE
Eyzies has a beautiful “Troglodyte Refuge” that merges between the houses of the town and the large rock that shelters it.
It can be visited from the inside, but seeing it from the outside is also worth it.
2 ABRI DE LA MADELEINE - REFUGE DE LA MAGDALENA IN THE PERIGORD AND THE DORDOÑA VALLEY FRANCE
Among the best preserved in the Vézère Valley, this exceptional natural site has attracted man from prehistory to the present day. At the foot of the cliff, 17.000 years ago, semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers settled. This prehistoric site gave its name to a prehistoric civilization: the Magdalenian.
Halfway up the cliff, we discover a medieval troglodyte village. It was inhabited from the beginning of the Middle Ages until the end of the XNUMXth century. Among the buildings is a remarkable XNUMXth century Gothic chapel, as if hanging from a cliff.
On the plateau are the remains of the Petit Marzac castle, built in the XNUMXth century.
It has a picnic area that offers a magnificent view of the valley.
3 LA ROQUE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE IN THE PERIGORD AND THE DORDOÑA VALLEY FRANCE
Another mandatory stop on our route. Located halfway between the towns of Eyzies and Montignac-Lascaux, in Peyzac-Le-Moustier (less than 2 minutes from the Maison Forte de Reignac) is La Roque Saint-Christophe, the largest and oldest prehistoric site in Europe .
La Roque Saint-Christophe is the largest troglodytic complex in Europe. It is a natural cave almost 1 km long, steep in the mountain about 60 meters high, dominating the road and the Vézère river. It is an ancient fortress and an unassailable troglodyte city, attached to the rock wall that portrays what life was like in a troglodyte village.
The visit to the Roque St Christophe lasts approximately 45 minutes, and gives you an idea of the way of life of our ancestors. The lifting machines, rebuilt here according to existing techniques, allow us to visualize in a concrete way how they lived.
This place, as well as the valley, are part of the UNESCO world heritage.
