The Vezere Valley » Vezere Valley Dordogne France http://thevezerevalley.com Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:08:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Vezere River Dwellings http://thevezerevalley.com/vezere-valley-troglodytes/vezere-river-dwellings http://thevezerevalley.com/vezere-valley-troglodytes/vezere-river-dwellings#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:58:20 +0000 admin http://thevezerevalley.com/?p=108 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


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