http://thedordogne.info/dordogne Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:51:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Walking Dordogne has posted on their web site that as of next spring they will have 5 self-guided hikes, all of about 30km, however the hikes can be combined to create much longer or shorter hikes. Walking Dordogne will supply the walkers with a detailed map and a hand held ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/self-guided-hikes-through-stunning-dordogne/ Experts believe that up to half of the prehistoric art in the Lascaux caves is at risk. Efforts to combat a fungal invasion have been unsuccessful Unesco, the world cultural body, has threatened to humiliate France by placing the Lascaux caves – known as the "Sistine Chapel of prehistory" ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/6-months-for-lascaux/ Tayac, the tiny but very picturesque village just 10 min. walk from the center of Les Eyzies is often overlooked by the majority of visitors passing through Les Eyzies. Up untill the early 1900's Les Eyzies de Tayac was simply known as "Tayac". Tayac is more than 600 years older than ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/tayac-the-mother-of-les-eyzies/ The Dordogne is without doubt the nicest and most diverse region in France, famous for the stunning scenery, Prehistoric caves and dwellings, Medieval towns & villages, fortified castles and strongholds, Bastides, and list goes on and on.. Ooohhh and let's not forget the friendly people, great food, excellent wine and ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/fishing-in-the-dordogne/ Bart Vranken Guide Interprete National La Combe 24620 Les Eyzies France tel. : +33.(0)5.53.35.56.27 mob. : +33.(0)6.83.29.59.45 e-mail : bvranken@aol.com 0 30.01.1961 St. ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/personal-historic-guide-vezere-valley/ One of the best ways to see the Dordogne is without doubt on horse back. Leave your car behind, and get onto some real horse power, leave the hussle of the tourists behind and get off the roads and onto the tracks. 1000's of years ago, there was a very high abundance ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/horse-riding-in-the-dordogne/ Dordogne Design, putting Dordogne on the web. We specialize in web sites for the Dordogne region. We know how extremely difficult it is to get your name or business onto the search engines. We do not just design web sites, we help you get your site seen by potential customers ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/dordogne-design-putting-dordogne-on-the-web/ Due to unprecedented demand, Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is adding extra flights to its Southampton to Bergerac route giving southern travellers even more options for getaways to the south of France. The increase in service will see extra capacity added to the Monday and Friday schedules with an extra flight ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/flybe-boosts-southampton-to-bergerac-service/ The most emotional moment of a visit to the prehistoric cave of Lascaux in southwestern France a few weeks ago was seeing handprints of the humans who created the most beautiful art of the Stone Age. They really were there, 15,000 years ago. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV0xrbvVAQw&autoplay=1 400 400] Caves decorated with art from the ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/vezere-valleys-prehistoric-underground-museums/ The Vezere river is a tributary of the Dordogne, and the two meet near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac before the Dordogne continues on toward Bordeaux and the Atlantic ocean. Near the village of Montignac, about 30 kilometers upstream on the Vezere, are some excellent and unique venues, including the famous Lascaux cave. ... http://thedordogne.info/dordogne/vezere-valley-4-excellent-venues/