Aquitaine
Aquitaine is a region in soutwest France, bordering Spain to the south and the
Atlantic Ocean to the west.
It is divided into five departements which are of quite different character.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a part of the mountain range
Pyrénées and belongs to the Basque region.
Gironde and Landes are mostly coastals plains at the Gulf of
Biscaye, where Gironde is named after the dominating Gironde Estuary.
Dordogne is named after the river Dordogne, and Lot-et-Garonne
after the two rivers Lot and Garonne.
Both are mostly hill country with beautiful rivers, karst and many caves.
The three mountaneous départements have numerous caves, many of them
famous for their archaeological remains.
Sights of This Région
Dordogne:
Grottes de Bernifal |
Abri Préhistorique du Cap Blanc
|
Grottes de Carpe Diem |
Grotte des Combarelles |
Grottes de Cougnac |
Sentier karstique à Excideuil |
Grotte de Font-de-Gaume |
Grotte du Grand Roc |
Grotte de la Halle |
Grotte de Lascaux |
Abri de Laugerie-Haute |
Musée National de Préhistoire |
Abri la Madelene |
Grottes de Maxange |
Abri du Moustier |
Abri Pataud |
Grotte de Pech Merle |
Abri du Poisson |
Gouffre de Proumeyssac
|
Grotte de Rouffignac |
Site néolithique de Sigoniac |
Le Thot |
Grotte Prehistorique de Villars |
Lot-et-Garonne:
Les grottes de Bellevue |
Grotte de Cougnac |
Grotte de Lacave |
Grotte Prehistorique des Merveilles
Gouffre de Padirac |
Grotte de Pech Merle |
Les Grottes de Presque |
Grotte de Roland
See also
