Nouvelle Aquitaine Section
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre – WWII – Limousin
Oradour-sur-Glane, burnt down and its inhabitants massacred by the Nazis during WWII, and left as it was as a lasting testimony for future generations
Beynac Castle – Historic Perigord – Dordogne
Beynac Castle, a major medieval stronghold and one of the four Baronies of the historic Périgord boasts magnificent panoramic views over the Dordogne Valley
A tip or 2 – Holidaying – Visiting Dordogne
A tip or 2 is a list of facts that might be useful for you to know before hand when holidaying or visiting the Dordogne in Southwest France
Prehistoric Dordogne – Simple Facts List
A simplified list of facts about prehistoric Dordogne in Southwest France, a region that has been inhabited continuously since the Lower Paleolithic
Aquitaine – Southwest – Historical Facts
Aquitaine is now part of Nouvelle Aquitaine, one of the 13 regions created with the territorial reform that took effect on January 1, 2016
Laugerie Basse – Laugerie Haute – Dordogne
Laugerie Basse and Laugerie Haute prehistoric sites in the Vézère Valley are listed as Historical Monuments, Archeological Sites and World Heritage Sites
Lascaux Cave – Sistine Chapel Prehistory
Lascaux Cave in the Vézère Valley, the Sistine Chapel of Prehistory, a major European prehistoric site listed Historical Monument and World Heritage Site
La Roque Gageac Village – Dordogne Valley
La Roque Gageac in the Dordogne Valley, a picturesque village built against the cliff and ranked among the Most Beautiful Villages in France
La Micoque Neanderthal shelter – Dordogne
La Micoque in the Vézère Valley, a Neanderthal site inhabited between 400,000BP and 130,000BP and most ancient prehistoric deposit known to date in Périgord
La Madeleine rock shelter – Vezere Valley
La Madeleine, a World Heritage Site and the only prehistoric site in the Vézère Valley to have been inhabited without interruption for 17,000 years
Commarque, an emblematic castle of Périgord
Mornac-sur-Seudre – France’s most beautiful villages
Poitevin Marsh, the Green Venice
