![]() We could make a page of the flora too, what about wild orchids or wild strawberries? In the month of May you can take a basket and pick them in the woods around your holiday house, in the month of September you can ask a French neighbor to take you on a cèpe picking tour, a very tasty (and expensive!) mushroom, yammie! The nature's wonders pictures are made by Rinus Dillerop, in September 2008. The following pictures show you the diversity of nature of this beautiful area. We saw many birds, but also smaller animals and insects we never saw before. We even saw signs of the wild pigs (never saw them for real, so please don’t worry…), digging in the ground for the black and white truffles. In the past few years we saw deer standing in the garden, watching us curiously from afar. You can visit Josephine Baker's 19th-century chateau, Les Milandes, where she gathered her brood of adopted children. Renaissance and later castles litter the hillsides, too. The castles on the north side of the river were French those on the south are English. The Chateau de Beynac has been carefully restored in the past ten years and now houses a wonderful collection of medieval furniture. Outside, you will find reconstructions of war machines such as siege catapulls in acutal size. Inside, it has a unique private collection of arms and armour. Open to the public since 1985, this one-time fortress is now given over entirely to displaying the art of war fare in the Middle Ages. They incite the public all through the visit to enjoy an immersive and personalized experience.Ĭastelnaud is probably the most wonderful castle in the area. Continuing with its content: the various spaces with their uncluttered style and modern aesthetics contain the latest digital tools (enhanced reality, 3D screens, etc.). A fault running its whole length evokes a gash in the hill or a prehistoric stratum recalling the passage of time. Starting with its shape: there are no straight walls, a tangle of rooms with atypical shapes leads the visitor to the heart of a building of 8,000 sq m. This new space welcomes visitors, inviting them to contemplate the works and experience the authentic emotion felt at the discovery of the cave, to observe, to enquire into the reasons for its existence and to reflect on the environmental and cultural context in which it was decorated. The complete replica of the original cave is the culmination of three years of work in the Perigord Facsimile Studio. The opening of the International Centre for Cave Art marks the beginning of a new adventure combining the emotion of ancestral art and an important technological achievement. The Village Troglodytique de la Madeleine and the near-by Roque St-Christophe are sites where man has lived in successive periods of history for as many as 50,000 years or more.Ī complete new replica of the Lascaux Grottes retraces the discovery of the famous decorated cave. Others include Font-de-Gaume and Combarelles in Les Eyzies, Rouffignac and Bara-Bahau (engravings) and numerous smaller sites with sculpture, dwellings, shelters, and other prehistoric goodies. The best known prehistoric site is, of course, Lascaux II, which, though a re-production, will still give you goosebumps. There are more than 150 prehistoric sites along the Vézère river alone. In the evening, gas lamps will lit the streets and provide a splendid decor for myriad French movies. The heart-shaped medieval centre is lined with luxury boutiques and eateries with the ochre sandstone of these splendid buildings providing a welcoming glow. Its prosperity dates back to the Hundred Years' War when the town received payments for remaining loyal to the crown. The town of Sarlat, the market hub of the region, has been restored to its 17th-18th century magnificence with such perfection that people flock here for the high density of 17th-century, medieval and Renaissance architecture. There are numerous "plus beaux villages de France" including Beynac, La Roque-Gageac, St-Leon-sur-Vézère, Domme, and Belvès. The scenery is spectaculair and just going out on a drive along the lovely country lanes is pure pleasure. Whatever your interests, the Dordogne or the Lot area will suit you.
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