Private tour in Sarlat-la-Caneda Gabrielle W
up to 3 people
7 hours
Walking
1
Gabrielle W.
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Cutting through limestone cliffs, the Vezerre river winds it way through a region of France, that's is world renown for the examples of prehistoric art works. Aptly named the "Valley of Man". A short drive from Sarlat, we visit the site of the caves of Lascaux. Discovered in 1940 by 4 local teenage boys, who followed their dog into a narrow entrance to a cavern, to discover 17, 000-year-old paintings, consisting mostly of 900 animal representations, deer, horses, cows, & bison. Here are the finest examples of art from the Upper Paleolithic period. Truly the most beautiful colourful examples of pre historic cave art in France. The stunning new museum completed in 2016, today houses the reproduction of the famous Lascaux cave. Just 20km away at another cave we are able to admire the real art work on the walls of the cave depicting 100 wooly mammoths as they were painted, 14, 000 years ago. The day will be spent visiting prehistoric caves villages and museums, unmissable for the lovers of prehistory.
Early morning Departure, a 40 minute drive from Sarlat to the town of Montignac. * Visit the famous site Of Lascaux and its prehistoric Cave paintings. Today we visit the replica collection of the cave paintings of Lascaux * Housed in a beautiful brand new stunning museum of prehistory which opened in November 2016. The tour of the complex is approx 2 hours. * Drive along the Vezerre River valley. Visit the little village of St Leon La Vezerre. Here we will have a lunch at village bistro that offers regional cuisine . * drive off into small hills where in 1956 a local farmer found on his land hidden caves of Rouffignac. The Caves are Privately owned. Here we have the opportunity to see first hand the real cave art while on board a quaint little electric train. In the caves stunning galleries of a hundred wooly mammoth. Return drive we can see the lime stone caves with huge overhangs which were the living places, the homes of Cro-Magnum Man.
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 3 people
Duration:
7 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 3 people
Duration:
7 hours
Transportation:
Walking
1
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