Gearing Up For France

This is Sarlat, a medieval French town renowned for its Saturday market and one of our bases for exploring the Dordogne region this spring.

The other town is Les Eyzies de Tayac. Anthro students and paleolithic art lovers know of the Les Eyzies area through the discovery of Cro-Magnon skeletal remains there and nearby cave paintings at Lascaux. Authorities closed the cave to the public long ago (breath and finger oils damage the paintings), but apparently they made a great replica for a museum. (If you've read Jean Auel's EARTH'S CHILDREN series, Jondalar comes from a Cro-Magnon settlement in this region.)

These are the places we're staying:

La Lanterne (Sarlat)

Ferme de Tayac (Les Eyzies de Tayac)

I hope to give them glowing reviews when we return!

[image via Hostellerie de la Bouriane]
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