Le Roque Saint ChristopheTroglodyte Fortress & City The visit began 55,000 years ago


		La Roque Saint-Christophe


		(Contact) Peyzac-le-Moustier -24620 Peyzac-le-Moustier Tél. 05 53 50 70 45 - Fax 05 53 51 03 21 www.roque-st-christophe.com contact@roque-st-christophe.com

Troglodyte Fortress & City
The visit began 55,000 years ago

La Roque

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	The largest and oldest cave dwelling site in Western Europe.

Half-way between les Eyzies and Montignac-Lascaux, in the valley of the river Vézère rises the high cliff of La Roque St Christophe.
This wall of limestone one kilometer long and eighty meters high is pierced with a hundred rock shelters and long overhead terraces.

These natural cavities were occupied by man in prehistoric times. Later on they were altered and became a fortress and a city in the Middle Ages.
The visit of la Roque St Christophe gives you a clear idea of the lifestyle of our troglodyte ancestors over thousands of years.
Here you will discover the mark that these men left on the rock, as well as a museum of civil engineering machines reconstructed to pay tribute to the great medieval builders.

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> Opening dates and times

Open all year round, every day for unguided visits
February, March and from October to 11 November : 10am - 6pm
April, May, June, September : 10am - 6.30pm / July, August : 10am - 8pm
12 November to 06 January: 10am - 5.30pm - 06 to 31 January: 2pm - 5pm / Last admission 45 minutes before closing time
In peak season, guided visits at fixed times
Bookstore / Gift shop open all year round - Snack Bar open from April to September

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