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| Les eyzies Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see B&B Ferme de Tayac B&B Ferme de Tayac de Paulus It is commonplace for Les Eyzies to be introduced as the world's Prehistoric Capital and the numerous painted caves and, particularly, the proliferation of rock shelters only confirm this notion. The most varied prehistoric, and historic, styles and periods are represented, making Les Eyzies the archetypal town for travelling through the past. |
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| This vast, motionless
promenade enables us to appreciate more thoroughly the passing of
prehistoric time. From La Micoque to Laugerie-Basse, from 300,000 to 5000
years B.C., prehistory at Les Eyzies lasted one hundred and fifty times
longer than the Christian era. Even if you only have a passing interest in prehistoric times, Les Eyzies would be worth a visit. if only for its site. At the confluence of the Vezere and the Beune. the little village. out of which rises an old castle converted into a museum. clings to the bottom of tall cliffs containing shelters, caves and troglodyte dwellings. crowned with green oaks and juniper trees. Having crossed the Vezere. a little road which winds between the river and the rocks follows the prehistoric "Royal road" an unimaginable succession of caves and shelters in an impressive framework of cliffs. Les Eyzies de Tayac The chalk uplands which surround Les Eyzies are rich in flint, crisss-crossed with dozens of secret clefts and valleys, dominated by cliffs with hidden caves made fine hunting country for prehistoric man. Solid natural materials abound for making weapons and tools, and the shelter of the rock formations made the Périgord a perfect place to live. 100,000 years ago neanderthal man walked the valley of the Dordogne and left sufficient remains to make it a focal point of prehistory. Although he was named after the small valley in Germany where, in 1856, bines were found that fit his description, it was at Le Moustier, near Les Eyzies, that archaeologists first catalogued his weapons and tools. The oldest human skeletal remains found in the Dordogne are of Neanderthal Man. The Moustier site yielded three complete skeletons another was found at Le Rigourdou, and at La Ferrassie, near Le Bugue, seven were unearthed, including some young children's. These skeletons reveal that Neanderthal Man rarely lived to the age of thirty, and had Sophisticated burial rites involving funeral ceremonies. In some cases. the bodies were placed in dug graves and covered with earth, stones or slabs. Such respect for the dead must surely indicate that Neanderthal Man was capable of Philosophical reflection and perhaps a belief in an after life. Tayac Although part of Les Eyzies, Tayac is actually more than 600 years older A small picturesque village built up against a hill, dominated by “St. Martin” a large fortified church, now national monument. Being just 10 minutes walking distance from Les Eyzies it is a very nice place to stay if you wish to keep away from the tourist crowds and busy main street. B&B Ferme de Tayac, next to St Martin is a former 12th century Farmhouse and Monastery is rated the #1 B&B in the Dordogne. Rooms are large and cozy, and all have a view. USEFUL INFO TOURIST OFFICE** 19, rue de la Préhistoire 24620 LES EYZIES de TAYAC-SIREUIL - DORDOGNE - FRANCE Tel : 00 335 53 06 97 05 - Fax : 00 335 53 06 90 79 E-mail : contact@leseyzies.com Opening hours From 1st /10 to 31st /3 - open from Monday to Saturday: 9-12 / 2-6 From 1st /4 to 31st /5 - open from Monday to Saturday: 9-12 / 2-6 and on Sunday: 10-12 / 2-5 July and August - open from Monday to Saturday: 9-7 and on Sunday: 10-12 / 2-6 June and September - open from Monday to Sunday: 9-6 and on Sunday: 10-12 / 2-5 On the spot ATM machine or ticket machine change cyber cafe bicycle rental Access By road: From Paris A10/A20 From Lyon A47/A89 From Bordeaux A89 From Marseille A55/A9/N9/N140/N89 From Nantes A83/D948/N10/D939//N89 By air: Airport Périgueux-Bassillac: 00 335 53 02 79 70 Airport Bergerac-Roumazières: 00 335 53 57 00 09 T.A.T. Airport Brive (Corrèze): 00 335 55 86 88 36 Airport Bordeaux-Mérignac: 00 335 56 34 50 50 By train: Train station in Les Eyzies, line Périgueux - Agen: 00 335 53 06 97 22 or enquiry office for travellers: 00 338 36 35 35 35. A daily train for Périgueux and Sarlat and everyday a train for Paris. By bus: Voyages Rey : 24260 Le Bugue - Tel: 00 335 53 07 27 22 - Fax :00 335 53 54 11 69 Accommodation B&B Ferme de Tayac, next to St Martin is a former 12th century Farmhouse and Monastery is rated the #1 B&B in the Dordogne. Rooms are large and cozy, and all have a view. B&B Ferme de Tayac is just 10 minutes walk from the center of Les Eyzies, and in the hart of the Vezere Valley. www.fermedetayac.com Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: www.fermedetayac.com/leseyzies.htm ________Sights Edit This Font de Gaume Les Eyzies Font de Gaume Les Eyzies de Paulus Grotte de Font de Gaume Located near Les Eyzies, on the Sarlat road, Font-de-Gaume Cave is a showpiece of Magdalenian engravings and paintings from around 14 000 BC. The flints (chisels, scrapers, blades) and other things found in the cave during the excavations testify to a continual occupation since the Mousterian age, or the age of the Neandertals. Discovered in 1901 by D. Peyrony, the Cave, 130 m long, contains about 250 paintings. The visitor can only see 30 of them, the most beautiful ones and the best preserved. After 60 m underground, the “Rubicon” is the beginning of the decorated part of the cave, with red dots on the left wall. These caves were not used as dwellings, they were shrines, according to A. Leroi-Gourhan The Grotte de Font-de-Gaume is famous for its cave paintings from the Magdalénien period. It is entrance is 20 m above the valley floor of the Beune valley, at the lower edege of a huge limestone rock. There are many polychrome paintings and some engravings. The 240 figures show 80 bisons, which are the dominant motive. Most other pictures are also animals, 40 mammoths, 23 horses, 17 reindeers and deer, eight primitive cow, four goats, a wolf, a bear, and two rhinoceroses. More interesting, but less frequent, are four hand outlines and 19 geometric figures. Recommended accommodation to stay to visit Font de Gaume: B&B Ferme de Tayac : www.fermedetayac.com a lovely B&B in a 12th century former farmhouse / monastery situated 5 min. from Font de Gaume __________History Edit This Les Eyzies and the Cro Magnon Cro-Magnons are recognized as the earliest know race of modern humans, Homo sapiens. Generally considered the earliest European descendants, Cro-Magnons lived between 10,000 and 35,000 years ago. The first Cro-Magnon specimens were discovered in France in 1868 along with many sophisticated tools, artifacts and cave paintings. Cro-Magnons are credited with creating the first calendar nearly 34,000 years ago During construction for a railroad in 1868, a rock shelter in a limestone cliff was uncovered. Near the back of the shelter, an occupation floor was recognized, and when excavated, it revealed the remains of four adult skeletons, one infant, and some fragmentary bones. The condition and placement of ornaments, including pieces of shell and animal tooth in what appears to have been pendants or necklaces, led the researchers to think that the skeletons were intentionally buried in a single grave in the shelter. Cro-Magnon 1 preserved the skeleton of an adult male. The individual was probably middle-aged (less than 50 years old) at his death on the basis of the pattern of closure of cranial sutures. The bones in his face are noticeably pitted (see top photograph) from a fungal infection. The skull was complete except for the teeth, which are reconstructed in the cast photographed here. While the Cro-Magnon remains are representative of the earliest anatomically modern human beings to appear in western Europe, this population was not the earliest anatomically modern humans to evolve. The skull of Cro-Magnon 1 does, however, show the traits that are unique to modern humans, including the high rounded cranial vault with a near vertical forehead. The orbits are no longer topped by a large browridge. There is no prominent prognathism of the face. Analysis of the pathology of the skeletons found at the Les Eyzies rock shelter indicates that the humans of this time period led a physically tough life. In addition to the infection noted above, several of the individuals found at the shelter had fused vertebrae in their necks indicating traumatic injury, and the adult female found at the shelter had survived for some time with a skull fracture. The survival of the individuals with such ailments is indicative of community support of individuals, which allowed them to convalesce. Associated tools and fragments of fossil animal bone date the site to the uppermost Pleistocene, probably between 32,000 and 30,000 years old. Recommended accommodation in Les Eyzies de Tayac: B&B Ferme de Tayac : www.fermedetayac.com Lovely B&B in a 12th Century former farmhouse / monastery and just 3 minutes walk from Abri de Cro Magnon, the shelter where the skeletons were found _______Practical Information Edit This USEFUL INFO TOURIST OFFICE** 19, rue de la Préhistoire 24620 LES EYZIES de TAYAC-SIREUIL - DORDOGNE - FRANCE Tel : 00 335 53 06 97 05 - Fax : 00 335 53 06 90 79 E-mail : contact@leseyzies.com Opening hours From 1st /10 to 31st /3 - open from Monday to Saturday: 9-12 / 2-6 From 1st /4 to 31st /5 - open from Monday to Saturday: 9-12 / 2-6 and on Sunday: 10-12 / 2-5 July and August - open from Monday to Saturday: 9-7 and on Sunday: 10-12 / 2-6 June and September - open from Monday to Sunday: 9-6 and on Sunday: 10-12 / 2-5 On the spot ATM machine or ticket machine change cyber cafe bicycle rental Access By road: From Paris A10/A20 From Lyon A47/A89 From Bordeaux A89 From Marseille A55/A9/N9/N140/N89 From Nantes A83/D948/N10/D939//N89 By air: Airport Périgueux-Bassillac: 00 335 53 02 79 70 Airport Bergerac-Roumazières: 00 335 53 57 00 09 T.A.T. Airport Brive (Corrèze): 00 335 55 86 88 36 Airport Bordeaux-Mérignac: 00 335 56 34 50 50 By train: Train station in Les Eyzies, line Périgueux - Agen: 00 335 53 06 97 22 or enquiry office for travellers: 00 338 36 35 35 35. A daily train for Périgueux and Sarlat and everyday a train for Paris. By bus: Voyages Rey : 24260 Le Bugue - Tel: 00 335 53 07 27 22 - Fax :00 335 53 54 11 69 Accommodation B&B Ferme de Tayac, next to St Martin is a former 12th century Farmhouse and Monastery is rated the #1 B&B in the Dordogne. Rooms are large and cozy, and all have a view. B&B Ferme de Tayac is just 10 minutes walk from the center of Les Eyzies, and in the hart of the Vezere Valley. www.fermedetayac.com ________Day Trips Edit This www.walkingdordogne.com www.walkingdordogne.com de Paulus Horse riding / treks in Les Eyzies. Horse riding in the Dordogne is an absolute unique experience, nowhere else in the world can you visibly travel through more than 250000 years of history, from neanderthal dwellings, through Cro-Magnon settlements to Medieval towns and villages, all within a day. The Vezere valley in the hart of the Perigord Noir is with it’s more than 250 UNESCO sites of interest the undisputed Prehistoric Capital of the World. Most of these sites are only accessible on foot or horseback. Vezere Valley, Lascaux, La Madeleine, Commarque, Font de Gaume, these are just a very small list of the treasures on our doorstep. Walking Dordogne guarantees you horse riding trips and multi day treks that you will never forget, you will get to see the real Dordogne, and see places in the Prehistoric Capital of the World that tourists never get to see. Walking Dordogne is situated in the hart of the Vezere Valley in Tayac, just 10 minutes walk from Les Eyzies de Tayac. We have the Vezere river running through our land, and stunning views of the Limestone rock faces riddled with Prehistoric dwellings. For more info about horse riding in Les Eyzies de Tayac please visit: www.walkingdordogne.com for a complete list of activities incl. horse riding. ______Things to do Edit This www.walkingdordogne.com www.walkingdordogne.com de Paulus See the REAL Dordogne with Walking Dordogne Walking in the Dordogne, Horse riding in the Dordogne, Canoeing in the Dordogne, various ways to see the REAL Dordogne. The only way to see the REAL Dordogne is to get off the roads and on the tracks. Let us take you to some of the biggest secrets the Dordogne has to offer, as well as the famous spots and attractions the Dordogne has to offer, we will also take you to Prehistoric caves, rock shelters, dwellings, underground caverns etc. none of which you will find mentioned on any maps or in any guide books... Be one of very few to visit these secret places. Walking Dordogne started as a hobby back in 2001, since then we have spent six years exploring the Dordogne. Based in Les Eyzies de Tayac, we have the Vezere Valley at our doorstep, the Vezere river running through our back yard. The Dordogne has so much to offer in such a small area. More than 250.000 years of history at your feet, from Neanderthal rock shelters, to Cro-Magnon dwellings, from medieval towns & villages, to fortified bastides, all of this and lots & lots more. The Vezere Valley is with it's more than 250 UNESCO sites of interest the undisputed Prehistoric Capital of the world. The most exciting and scenic places this amazing region has to offer is only accessible by foot, horse, canoe, or mountain bike. Walking Dordogne guarantees to take you to these places tourists never get to see. We guarantee you an unforgettable experience, and best of all, we guarantee you the REAL Dordogne Please visit our official site www.walkingdordogne.com |