Visits close to our rental holidays properties

Lascaux

In Dordogne, close to the village of Montignac-sur-Vézère, in the heart of Périgord Noir, lies Lascaux, the masterpiece of prehistoric art. This cave of medium size for the region extends for about 200 metres and is made up of alternating chambers which are more or less circular, and passages.

This beautiful cave is very close to our rental vacation homes

Approximately 600 animals are depicted in the cave. Horses dominate with 355 examples, followed by 107 cattle, aurochs and bison, 88 of the deer family, 35 ibex, a few members of the cat family and one bear. Despite its being prolific in the Magdelanian age, the reindeer is represented only once and the mammoth not at all. The creature which has been named "the unicorn" has given rise to a number of hypotheses but its interpretation remains a mystery.

If you stay in our rental properties for holiday, we advise you to visit this cave

The organic debris found in the Lascaux cave has been dated at around 15000 years BC, which ties in with other finds that have been attributed to the early Magdalenian period.

So far the paintings themselves have not been directly dated using physical methods. But a number of arguments suggest that they are contemporaneous with the archaeological remains: bones and lamps decorated with the same symbols as those on the walls, the presence of pigments, palettes, jars and mortars, and flints probably used for engraving.

One of the most popular areas in our region, and certainly the most famous cave in France, if you want to rent one of our holiday property, you will be able to discover this part of our region, la Dordogne