The Vezere Valley » Vezere Valley http://thevezerevalley.com Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:08:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Chapelle Saint Martin http://thevezerevalley.com/towns-and-villages/limeuil/chapelle-saint-martin http://thevezerevalley.com/towns-and-villages/limeuil/chapelle-saint-martin#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:45:01 +0000 admin http://thevezerevalley.com/?p=140 Just outside the walls of Limuil is the Chapelle St. Martin, built by King Richard 1 (the Lionheart) as an earthly recompense for the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1194.

]]> http://thevezerevalley.com/towns-and-villages/limeuil/chapelle-saint-martin/feed 0 Les Eyzies 2 http://thevezerevalley.com/towns-and-villages/les-eyzies-towns-and-villages/les-eyzies-2 http://thevezerevalley.com/towns-and-villages/les-eyzies-towns-and-villages/les-eyzies-2#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:52:16 +0000 admin http://thevezerevalley.com/?p=114 Les Eyzies de Tayac, situated in the heart of the Vezere Valley, an unspoilt area of great natural beauty with rolling hills, tranquil rivers and fascinating cliff and rock formations It is home to the world’s most beautiful caves, troglodytes and other prehistoric artifacts.
Les Eyzies is the home to the National Prehistoric Museum which houses one of the world’s most complete collections of prehistoric artefacts. It is also home to famous attractions such as Font de Gaume, Grand Roc, Abri de Cromagnon, Combarelles, St. Martin of Tayac and lots more. It is here in Les Eyzies ( Abri de Cro Magnon) that the link was discovered between Prehistoric Man and Modern Man

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