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Sarlat and the black perigord, a land of enchantement

Sciences & discovery  Walks  Sites and museums 

Capital of black périgord, sarlat is an exceptionally preserved city. more than 1.000 years of architecture live through lanes, roofs of roofing stones and fair and hot stone walls.

Discovery of the medieval city,sarlat et le périgord noir

Discovery of the medieval city,sarlat et le périgord noir


  Discovery of the Medieval city.
  Aperitif in the shop of a Sarladais distiller. Tasting of local products, purchasing possibility on the spot.

The maxange caves in sarlat and the périgord noir

The maxange caves in sarlat and the périgord noir


  A unique place in the world for its concentration of calcite concretions. The lighting of the cave was the object of all the care and technical resources to create a true spectacle emphasizing the fairyhood of the light on crystallizations.

The aquarium park

The aquarium park


  Along more than 200 m glass bays,
  you are going to live under the water level: you will go diving (you will long remember the incredible vision of the diver surrounded by carps-fish and sturgeons) and you will feed all the fish with the help of the biologists.
  Discovery of the continents through their aquatic fauna: Asiatic kiosk, African kiosk and the American kiosk.

The prehisto park in

The prehisto park in "the preigord noir"


  As you walk throuLife-size scenes of the daily life of the earliest Neanderthal and Cromagnon hunters have been recreated for the first time ever. At the heart of a 5-hectare park, explanatory panels help you to understand their ways and customs. As you walk through the park, you will go in your ancestors'steps.

 the roque st christophe,in one of the most beautiful landscapes

the roque st christophe,in one of the most beautiful landscapes


  In one of the most beautiful landscapes of the Périgord, halfway between les Eyzies and Montignac, the enormous cliff of the "Roque Saint-Christophe" rises to a peak above the Vézère River. This limestone wall, one kilometer long and eighty meters high, has been endlessly eroded by the river and frost until it became carved of rock shelters and long and aerial terraces impressionally overhead. These natural cavities were occupied by cave dwellers approximately 55 000 years ago. Later, during the Middle Ages and up until the Renaissance Period, they gradually changed to become a fortress and protected town.

 the village of bournat,an unique artisanal site in périgord

the village of bournat,an unique artisanal site in périgord


  An unique site in Périgord which offers to the visitors of all ages exceptional memories. One of the most remarkable attractions of the village, it is the number of craftsmen who work there and revive under your eyes many trades that have become very rare. Their friendliness will amaze(the baker, the miller, the lacemaker, the marshal-shoeing etc)

The castelnaud castle, historical monument

The castelnaud castle, historical monument


  The Castelnaud Castle is the most popular castle of Southern France. It was in the troubled context of the Crusade against the Albigensians that Castelnaud made its appearance in history.Castelnaud Castle, Historical Monument, has housed the Museum of Medieval Warfare since 1985. The museum holds a large collection (staff weapons, swords, daggers, artillery pieces, defensive clothing). The sober scenography enhances the collection and gives numerous explanations regarding the fabrication and utilization of the weapons and armour.

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