Guidebook for Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Food Scene
The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. 200 images have been identified in Font-de-Gaume, images that date from 17,000 BC.
Jacky Delmont Traiteur, Le Font de Gaume
The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. 200 images have been identified in Font-de-Gaume, images that date from 17,000 BC.
This is a very good restaurant with the best garlic soup I've had. In the summer it is crowded and it's best to make reservations.
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Restaurant de l'Abbaye
1 Pl. de l'AbbayeThis is a very good restaurant with the best garlic soup I've had. In the summer it is crowded and it's best to make reservations.
A number of people have recommended the restaurant in this hotel. I myself have not yet tried it.
Hôtel Le Cro-Magnon
54 Av. de la PréhistoireA number of people have recommended the restaurant in this hotel. I myself have not yet tried it.
A reasonably priced restaurant in the center of Les Eyzies. Nice people, good coffee. Reasonably priced drinks and food.
Café de La Mairie
20 Av. de la PréhistoireA reasonably priced restaurant in the center of Les Eyzies. Nice people, good coffee. Reasonably priced drinks and food.
Good place to rent a canoe. My favorite is rather long. They take you Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere and you paddle back to Les Eyzies. About 4 hours. They have shorter ones as well.
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Canoës Vallée Vézère
1-3 Prom. de la VézèreGood place to rent a canoe. My favorite is rather long. They take you Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere and you paddle back to Les Eyzies. About 4 hours. They have shorter ones as well.
Restaurant nestled in the hollow of the cliff, 2 kms from les Eyzies, near the troglodyte site of Abri de Laugerie Basse. Run by the same family for 3 generations the food is fresh and good.
Restaurant de Laugerie Basse
Restaurant nestled in the hollow of the cliff, 2 kms from les Eyzies, near the troglodyte site of Abri de Laugerie Basse. Run by the same family for 3 generations the food is fresh and good.
Wonderful restaurant. Outside terrace and lovely inside room and barn with tables. Food is very good and cooked from local produce and all the meat is from locally raised, grass-fed animals.
Restaurant Le Chai
Wonderful restaurant. Outside terrace and lovely inside room and barn with tables. Food is very good and cooked from local produce and all the meat is from locally raised, grass-fed animals.
Sightseeing
A must see for people who are interested in prehistory. It is a place that takes my breath away when I realize what our ancestors were doing thousands and thousands of years ago.
Les Combarelles
A must see for people who are interested in prehistory. It is a place that takes my breath away when I realize what our ancestors were doing thousands and thousands of years ago.
A lovely old tiered town at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vezere rivers.
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Limeuil
A lovely old tiered town at the confluence of the Dordogne and Vezere rivers.
Issigeac is a small medieval village that dates back to roman times. Located in the Perigord. Throughout the year Issigeac hosts a number of festivals and events and has a thriving market on Sunday.
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Issigeac
Issigeac is a small medieval village that dates back to roman times. Located in the Perigord. Throughout the year Issigeac hosts a number of festivals and events and has a thriving market on Sunday.
The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac.
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Chateau de Beynac
Place du châteauThe Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac.
Domme is 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Dordogne river. Listed among the "most beautiful villages in France" it is worth seeing for the view and the ice cream.
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Domme
Domme is 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Dordogne river. Listed among the "most beautiful villages in France" it is worth seeing for the view and the ice cream.
The Château de Losse and its gardens are listed as a French Historical House and Site. They are located near the Lascaux pre-historic caves, on the Vézère river.
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Château nezihlahla zeLosse
Allée du Château de LosseThe Château de Losse and its gardens are listed as a French Historical House and Site. They are located near the Lascaux pre-historic caves, on the Vézère river.
Laugerie Basse is an abri, a rock shelter rather than a cave, on the right bank of the Vézère River, across the bridge from Les Eyzies. The 1st Venus figure found in France was found here in 1864.
Laugerie-Basse
2933 Avenue de Laugerie
Laugerie Basse is an abri, a rock shelter rather than a cave, on the right bank of the Vézère River, across the bridge from Les Eyzies. The 1st Venus figure found in France was found here in 1864.
About a mile northwest of Les Eyzies on the left bank of the Vezere. Signs point the way on D47. You can get very close to the stalagmites/tites.
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Igroti yaseGrand Roc
D47 Route de PérigueuxAbout a mile northwest of Les Eyzies on the left bank of the Vezere. Signs point the way on D47. You can get very close to the stalagmites/tites.
One of my personal favorites. Life has sheltered here throughout ages. It is a magical place that invites one to walk through time.
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Chateau de Commarque
Route du Château de CommarqueOne of my personal favorites. Life has sheltered here throughout ages. It is a magical place that invites one to walk through time.
Set up to show the inhabitants of the rock from prehistory to the 20th century. Really well done, with models and furniture.
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Roc de Cazelle
Set up to show the inhabitants of the rock from prehistory to the 20th century. Really well done, with models and furniture.
Beautiful gardens. Less formal than Les Jardin de Marqueyssac.
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Iingcambu ze-Eyrignac Manor
EyrignacBeautiful gardens. Less formal than Les Jardin de Marqueyssac.
A bit of a drive, 75km. Village completely built of red sandstone.
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Collonges-la-Rouge
A bit of a drive, 75km. Village completely built of red sandstone.
Train ride through this cave is fun and filled with lots of wooly mammoth engravings.
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Igumbi le-Rouffignac
Train ride through this cave is fun and filled with lots of wooly mammoth engravings.
Everything Else
A beautiful, exact replica of the two most spectacular galleries - the Bulls' Chamber and the Axial Gallery - from the original cave discovered in 1940 and closed to the public in 1963.
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Lascaux II
A beautiful, exact replica of the two most spectacular galleries - the Bulls' Chamber and the Axial Gallery - from the original cave discovered in 1940 and closed to the public in 1963.
Cadouin is famous for its abbey. Founded in 1115 by Robert d'Arbrissel and taken over by Cistercian monks in 1119 it became one of the most important in the area. The town is lovely to wander round.
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Cadouin
Cadouin is famous for its abbey. Founded in 1115 by Robert d'Arbrissel and taken over by Cistercian monks in 1119 it became one of the most important in the area. The town is lovely to wander round.
Less than a kilometer from my home this is a good museum for anyone interested in prehistory. Allow enough time to see it properly.
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Iziko Lomuzi Wokubaluleka Kwezokubanzi
1 Rue du MuséeLess than a kilometer from my home this is a good museum for anyone interested in prehistory. Allow enough time to see it properly.
Halfway between Les Eyzies and Montignac-Lascaux II this site is magnificent for its wild beauty, powerful shapes, numerous dwellings and the sheer amount of time it has been inhabited.
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La Roque St. Christophe
2433 Route de la PréhistoireHalfway between Les Eyzies and Montignac-Lascaux II this site is magnificent for its wild beauty, powerful shapes, numerous dwellings and the sheer amount of time it has been inhabited.
5km from Lascaux this is a Louis XIII chateau. A journey through time from prehistory to the middle-ages.
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chateau de Sauveboeuf
5km from Lascaux this is a Louis XIII chateau. A journey through time from prehistory to the middle-ages.
An interesting look at man in this area from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. Perched above the Vezere river it is part of a network of ancient sites built along the Vezere.
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La Madeleine
An interesting look at man in this area from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. Perched above the Vezere river it is part of a network of ancient sites built along the Vezere.
This is one of my favorite villages. A lovely place to have lunch then canoe along the river. The 11th century church is a beautiful example of the use of sacred geometry.
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Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère
This is one of my favorite villages. A lovely place to have lunch then canoe along the river. The 11th century church is a beautiful example of the use of sacred geometry.
Beautiful topiary gardens on hilltop with lovely views.
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Izityalo ze-Marqueyssac
Beautiful topiary gardens on hilltop with lovely views.
Drinks & Nightlife
It is a lovely site and the festival that is held there at the end of May is quite interesting.
Auberge de Castel-Merle
It is a lovely site and the festival that is held there at the end of May is quite interesting.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a lovely place to take children, have a picnic, look at live animals with prehistoric roots and experience a 3D rendition of some prehistoric animals. Children enjoy this a great deal.
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Iparke ye Le Parc du Thot
This is a lovely place to take children, have a picnic, look at live animals with prehistoric roots and experience a 3D rendition of some prehistoric animals. Children enjoy this a great deal.