45km from Périgueux, 20km from Sarlat.
A20 exit Souillac, towards Sarlat, throughBrive-la-Gaillarde, 60km.
A89 exit Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire, 35km.
Karst cave.
Rock Shelter
Cave Castle
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Tursac, 6k from Les Eyzies de Tayac. 45km from Périgueux, 20km from Sarlat. A20 exit Souillac, towards Sarlat, throughBrive-la-Gaillarde, 60km. A89 exit Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire, 35km. |
| Open: | no restrictions [2006] |
| Fee: | free [2006] |
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Karst cave.
Rock Shelter
Cave Castle
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| Light: | n/a. |
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/11/16 13:31:05 $ |
| 11th-19th century | cave castle inhabited. |
La Madeleine is a famous archaeological location, not far from the almost as famous Le Moustier. From Les Eyzies follow departmental road 706 towards Tursac, up the Vézère valley for six kilometres. At the village Lespinasse cross the Vézère River, the rock shelter is at the foot of a 15m high limestone cliff.
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