The troglodyte sites of Dordogne Périgord

Since the prehistoric times, the Périgord cliffs have sheltered Cave dwellingsThe Dordogne is a region with an impressive natural architecture, sometimes in the state of simple vestiges visible here and there during your travels, some sites are remarkably preserved and can be visited. Discover the selection of Périgord.com of the most beautiful sites once inhabited by our ancestors in the Dordogne, entire villages built in the rock and overlooking the valleys of the Périgord! You can choose to use the term Troglodyte Yes Troglodytic.

Le Fort de La Roque Gageac

One of the most beautiful panoramas of the Périgord Noir

The Fort of La Roque Gageac is an ancient medieval fortification from the 12th century overlooking the Dordogne River by 120m and offering a panoramic view of the...

La Roque-Gageac

Abri de Cap Blanc

A carved bestiary of the Magdalenian

The shelter of Cap Blanc is located on the commut of Marquay to the east of Les Eyzies, it is a site managed by the National Monuments...

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Marquay

Musée National de la Préhistoire

More than 18,000 pieces in a completely new museography

Located in the old castle of Les Eyzies de Taillac since 1911, embedded in the cliff overlooking the village, the National Museum of the...

Museum Street 1
Les Eyzies

Belvès

Classified as the most beautiful villages in France, troglodytic dwellings

Belvès is ideally situated in the heart of the Périgord Noir, 15 km north of Monpazier and 20 km south of Sarlat. You will find a...

Belvès

Maison Forte de Reignac

Unique troglodytic "cliff castle" in France, museum of torture

The fortified house of Reignac has been preserved in an exceptional state since the 14th century and is entirely period.

Tursac

Village de La Madeleine

A walk of 17000 years in the rock

An invitation to go back in time... Exceptional natural site, among the best preserved of the valley of Vézère, the village of...

Tursac

Le Conquil Site troglodytique

Rock shelters occupied by man since prehistoric times

On the banks of the Vézère, you will discover authentic rock shelters occupied by men since prehistoric times, fitted out and fortified at the...

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Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère

Grottes du Roc de Cazelle

Prehistory, history and nature in the land of man

Come to discover the Caves of the Roc de Cazelle a seizing prehistoric park where are presented to you the reconstitutions of the life of our...

Route de Sarlat
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Roque Saint Christophe

La Roque Saint-Christophe Troglodyte Fort and City

Halfway between LES EYZIES and MONTIGNAC-LASCAUX, the cliff of the ROQUE SAINT CHRISTOPHE rises steeply from the Vézère. This real wall...

La Roque Saint-Christophe
Peyzac-le-Moustier

La Roque Gageac

Village between the cliff and the River Dordogne

La Roque Gageac is one of the most beautiful villages in France, nestled against a huge limestone cliff in the hollow of a meander of the Dordogne river.

La Roque-Gageac

La grotte du Sorcier

prehistoric decorated cave and troglodytic site

The Cave of the Sorcerer is located on the heights of the small village of Saint-Cirq between Le Bugue and Les Eyzies de Taillac. The cave is nestled in the hollow of the...

Les Eyzies

Château de Commarque

The Mysteries of the Forgotten Fortress

The Castle of Combrand: a medieval castrum overlooking the valley of the Beune, the castle of Commarque was built in order to...

Route du Château de Commarque
Les Eyzies