Abri la Madelene

Village troglodytique de La Madeleine

Useful Information

Location:	Tursac, 6k from Les Eyzies de Tayac. 45 km from Périgueux, 20 km from Sarlat. A20 exit Souillac, towards Sarlat, throughBrive-la-Gaillarde, 60 km. A89 exit Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire, 35 km.
Open:	no restrictions [2006]
Fee:	free [2006]
Classification:	Karst cave. Abri Cave Castle
Light:	n/a.
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History

11th-19th century

cave castle inhabited.

Description

La Madelene 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 kilometers. At the village Lespinasse cross the Vézère River, the rock shelter is at the foot of a 15 m high limestone cliff.