Travel French Les Eyzies About Roque St-Christophe
The enormous prehistoric dwelling site, La Roque St-Christophe
(daily: Jan, Feb, Nov & Dec 11am-5pm; March-June, Sept & Oct
10am-6/6.30pm; July & Aug 10am-7pm; €5.34), 9km northeast of Les
Eyzies along the D706 to Montignac, is made up of about one hundred
caves on five levels, hollowed out of the limestone cliffs. The whole
complex is 700-800m long and about 80m above the ground, where the
River Vézère once flowed. The earliest traces of occupation go back
over 50,000 years. The view is pretty good, and the guided tour
instructive, but most of the finds are on display at the Musée National
de Préhistoire in Les Eyzies.
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