Tamniès is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Chateau de CastelnaudCastelnaud La Chapelle The Château de Castelnaud is a medieval fortress in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, overlooking the Dordogne River in Périgord, southern France. It was erected to face its rival, the Château de Beynac. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Lascaux IIMontignac Lascaux is the setting of a complex of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of the cave. The paintings represent primarily large animals, typical local and contemporary fauna that correspond with the fossil record of the Upper Paleolithic time. The drawings are the combined effort of many generations, and with continued debate, the age of the paintings is estimated at around 17,000 years . Lascaux was inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979, as element of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
4. Chateau des MilandesCastelnaud La Chapelle The Château des Milandes is a manor house in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle in the Dordogne département of France. Built by Francois de Caumont around 1489, it was, until 1535, the main house of the lords of Caumont, who preferred to live in this manor house instead of the large, uncomfortable medieval castle of Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. In 1940, the entertainer Josephine Baker rented the château and then bought it in 1947.It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1986. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Chateau de BeynacBeynac Et Cazenac The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region. This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne River. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
so exciting to get to France, get our lease car and hits the roads travelling directly to Dordogne. We have a house booked in the quaint old village of Sergeac, near the breath takingly beautiful St Leon sur Vezere. I compiled this video within the first 5 days, overwhelmed by the chateaus and the history. Cold Play's 'La Vida Loca' summed up my thoughts about medieval rulers and how they could be powerful one day and gone the next. Villages that had us in awe: Tamnies, Thonac, Biron, Auriac du Perigord, Montignac Brantome and too many to mention
The Dordogne, France: Lascaux's Prehistoric Cave Paintings
More info about travel to the Dordogne: From about 18,000 to 10,000 B.C., long before Stonehenge and the pyramids, back when mammoths and saber-toothed cats still roamed the earth, prehistoric people painted deep inside caves in what is today the Dordogne region of France. These cave paintings are huge and sophisticated projects executed by artists and supported by an impressive culture — the Magdalenians.
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Château La Fleunie
Survol du château La Fleunie et son domaine , Hôtel 4* en Dordogne et son restaurant gastronomique proche de Sarlat et des grottes de Lascaux.Vues sur son environnement préservé en pleine nature et sur la vallée de la Vézère longeant la propriété, vallée classée au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco pour la richesse des sites préhistoriques la jalonnant : Lascaux , la Roque Saint Christophe, La Madeleine , les Eyzies.... C'est également un havre de paix, avec de vastes parkings loin des regards envieux et qui vous permet de stationner gratuitement tous vos véhicules y compris de collection , en toute sécurité. Lieu de mariage incontournable , mais aussi lieux de séminaires ou de nombreuses activités gratuites ou payantes sont proposées au départ du château