The Dordogne is the department in France with the largest number of prehistoric sites. Around the Lascaux International Center of Cave Art, are listed no less than 20 exciting sites to visit during your vacation.

The most important and most visited remains of course the caves of Lascaux. 750,000 visitors flock each year to discover the most impressive cave paintings in France. But it is all the valley of Vézère and beyond all Périgord which abounds in these extraordinary testimonies. You will thus be able to discover:

• The caves of the Sorcerer, Bara-Bahau, the cave Font de Gaume, Roc de Cazelle, Villars, Cougnac, Combarelles and Rouffignac;
• The Neanderthal sanctuary of Regourdou, near the town of Montignac Lascaux;
• The shelters of Laugerie Basse, Cap Blanc and the Cro-Magnon Shelter ;
• The troglodytic site of Conquil;
• The park of Thot;
• The Museum of Art and Archaeology of Perigord;
• The National Museum of Prehistory;
• The Prehisto Park;
• The Dinosaur Park and the prehistoric maze Mirror Maze.

In the Dordogne, there is therefore nothing easier for your vacations, than to put your steps in the footsteps of Neanderthal or Cro-Magnon!”

But the history of the Dordogne did not stop at Cro-Magnon. The region has been lucky enough to have a large part of its medieval heritage preserved. Passionate about the Middle Ages, the castle of Castelnaud, which suffered the ravages of the crusade against the Albigensians, is waiting for you! After this must-see Perigordian heritage, head to the castle of Fénelon, that of Beynac, Gageac or the fortress of Miremont or the very impressive Fort de la Roque Gageac, a magnificent medieval fortress overlooking the Dordogne River a km from Sarlat.

And if you are still not satiated, set out to assault Sarlat-la-Canéda. A jewel in the heart of the Périgord Noir, Sarlat has the highest density of historic monuments in the world.