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Scenic Dordogne | Dordogne, Lascaux, Les Eyzies, Beynac, Vezere, Castelnaud, Ferme de Tayac,Sarlat
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Welcome to Scenic Dordogne This site is to promote Dordogne, a beautiful region in South West France, not with words, but with pictures.
The Dordogne has more than 1000 castles, the Vezere Valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves, and more than 250 UNESCO sites of interest which makes this region the undisputed prehistoric capital of the world.
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Vezere Valley
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The Vezere Valley in and around the town of Les Eyzies de Tayac are a series of prehistoric rock dwellings, the caves include some of the most significant archaeological finds of the Upper Paleolithic (from about 40,000 to10,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic (200,000 to 40,000 years ago) periods;they are especially noted for their extensive wall drawings. Situated in the Vézère Valley (the location of some 150 archaeological sites) the Eyzies-de-Tayac caves are among a series of decorated grottoes in the area that were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
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