France - Aquitaine

Musée National de la Préhistoire

A Karen Brown Recommendation

Les Eyzies de Tayac is considered the prehistoric capital of the world. The caves in the cliff that towers above the town were home to prehistoric man who took shelter here during the second Ice Age. People lived here for tens of thousands of years. Archaeologists have uncovered flints, pottery, jewelry, and skeletons that have been identified as those of Cro-Magnon man found in the cave behind the hotel of the same name. Visit the Musée National de la Préhistoire in the 11th-century castle set high on the cliff beneath the overhanging rock, guarded by the gigantic sculpture of Cro-Magnon man. (Open all year, tel: 05.53.06.45.45.) Fax: 05.53.06.45.

Located along this Karen Brown Itinerary:

Dordogne & Lot River Valleys

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Listed Alphabetically, Not By Distance.

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• Le Moulin de l’Abbaye
• Le Moulin du Roc
• Le Moulin Neuf
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• La Roseraie
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