The Vezere Valley» Vezere Valley Dordogne France

Cave with a View

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:07:44 +0000

This wonderful cave, nicely tucked away on a rock ledge just outside Les Eyzies de Tayac. This cave has a fantastic 180 degree view of the Vezere Valley. This cave is on high grounds, and you can see for miles around.

This cave can be explored on Walking Dordogne’s ” Valley of Caves” trip and “Ode to the Neanderthal” trip

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Cave once River

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:02:55 +0000

Another one of my personal favorites, this very deep and windy cave was once a river. You can clearly see in the cut out ledges the various depths the water used to be.
This cave is well hidden, and has clearly been used for 1000’s of years for various purpose’s.

This cave can be explored on Walking Dordogne’s ” Valley of Caves” trip and “Ode to the Neanderthal” trip

www.walkingdordogne.com

Weavers Castle

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 01:10:58 +0000

Only 8 years ago, this cave was the home of an 89 year old lady, who had lived here together with her husband for more than 55 years.. No electricity, no running water, no doors or windows, just a cave, (actually it is two caves) The “Weaving Couple” would spend their days weaving baskets. I personally never met this couple, but what I do know, is that they were very happy, and their cave was their castle.

This cave and many more can be explored on Walking Dordogne’s ” In the Footsteps of the Mammoth” trip

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Lascaux Painting

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:33:23 +0000

For more than 17 000 years, the bestiary of the Lascaux cave in southwestern France has survived the ravages of human history. Anyone entering this time capsule is confronted by four metre long bulls that appear to float across the massive vaults like religious apparitions. An enigmatic spotted beast with a round snout and straight, forward-pointing horns, plump horses in brilliant yellow and deer with treelike antlers-all seem in equal part intimates of the present and missives from some distant world. Which they are. Though the draftsmanship is strikingly Modernist – on exiting the cave in 1940, Pablo Picasso said, “We have invented nothing” – these creatures were painted and inscribed on the limestone walls during the Upper Paleolithic age, when everyone was a hunter-gatherer, and Homo sapiens coexisted with Neanderthal man.

Canoeing the Vezere

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:25:07 +0000

Some of the nicest prehistoric sites, caves and troglodytes can be found directly along the Vezere River, tucked away among the sheer cliffs that dominate certain parts of the Vezere River.
Canoeing combined with hiking is often the only way to reach these sites.

These sites can be seen on Walking Dordogne’s ” Canoe & Hike the Vezere” trip and

www.walkingdordogne.com

Les Eyzies 2

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:52:16 +0000

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

Vezere River Dwellings

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:58:20 +0000

This cluster of troglodytes are about 15 – 20 meters high in the middle of a sheer rock face, that overlooks the Vezere River. These dwellings would have been used to hide from invaders coming up the river or the valley.
These troglodytes would have housed numerous large families.

These dwellings can be seen on Walking Dordogne’s ” Canoe & Hike the Vezere” trip and

www.walkingdordogne.com

Neanderthals Sunset

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:26:20 +0000

The view from a cave high on a prehistoric ridge looking over the vezere valley as the sun sets.
There are numerous caves on this rock overhang with clear evidence that these caves and shelters were well used by our Prehistoric ancestors.

This cave can be explored on Walking Dordogne’s ” Valley of Caves” trip and “Ode to the Neanderthal” trip

www.walkingdordogne.com

Two Storey Cave

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:07:09 +0000

This cave is one of my personal favorites, it is the only cave I have seen that is two storeys, two entrances above each other. It does become one cave about 20 meters into the cave.

This cave can be explored on Walking Dordogne’s ” Valley of Caves” trip and “Ode to the Neanderthal” trip

www.walkingdordogne.com

Charlies Cave

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:29:12 +0000

High on a ridge overlooking the Vezere Valley. This cave which is about 60 meters long, with various chambers

This cave and lots more can be explored on Walking Dordogne’s “Valley of Caves” tour