Troglodyte dwellings by the Vezere

People lived in caves around the river Vizere from around 14,000 years ago until the 1800's. We visited one of the cave villages at La Madeleine on our way to St Leon sur Vezere and it was amazing how the early humans had carved away the stone to channel the water and for supporting wooden constructions. They also made large holes in the rock face for look-outs so they could see their enemies approaching. In more recent times they built a chapel and we saw a bat hanging from the roof above the altar.




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Location:La Madeleine