La Vézére
La Vézére is a river in Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. La Vézére is situated nearby to the village Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, as well as near the hamlet Le Queylou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cro-Magnon rock shelter and Font-de-Gaume.
Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Archaeological site
Photo: 120, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies, Dordogne, southwestern France. Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago.
Font-de-Gaume
Cave
Photo: Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period.
National Museum of Prehistory
Museum
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum of Prehistory is a French institution founded in 1918 by Denis Peyrony in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, in the Dordogne. Officially inaugurated on September 30, 1923, it is housed in what was formerly the Château de Tayac, purchased for this purpose by the State in 1913.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Bugue and Sireuil.
Le Bugue
Town
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bugue is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.
La Vézére
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.9338° or 44° 56′ 2″ northLongitude
1.0024° or 1° 0′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FP3W2M2+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 329103245OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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