I’ve always thought the Loire Valley was beautiful, but must admit that the Dordogne region is much prettier with its hills and old stone construction. The weather was beautiful when we found this outdoor restaurant on the banks of the Dordogne River in Montignac. After lunch we went to a 16th century chateau and a museum about cave paintings found in the area. On Friday we visited a reconstruction of a cave discovered in 1940 by a boy and his dog that contained 2,000 paintings believed to be 17,000 years old. Due to heavy damage to the paintings by carbon dioxide from the visitors, the original cave was closed to the public in 1963.
Lascaux II was made to be an exact replica and opened in 1983. It is now an UNESCO World Heritage Site. While Ashlynn had a difficult time understanding what was special about seeing a fake cave, it really was cool.
I’ve always thought the Loire Valley was beautiful, but must admit that the Dordogne region is much prettier with its hills and old stone construction. The weather was beautiful when we found this outdoor restaurant on the banks of the Dordogne River in Montignac. After lunch we went to a 16th century chateau and a museum about cave paintings found in the area. On Friday we visited a reconstruction of a cave discovered in 1940 by a boy and his dog that contained 2,000 paintings believed to be 17,000 years old. Due to heavy damage to the paintings by carbon dioxide from the visitors, the original cave was closed to the public in 1963. Lascaux II was made to be an exact replica and opened in 1983. It is now an UNESCO World Heritage Site. While Ashlynn had a difficult time understanding what was special about seeing a fake cave, it really was cool.
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