<< Our Photo Pages >> La Roque-Saint-Christophe - Ancient Village or Settlement in France in Aquitaine:Dordogne (24)
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Multi-periodSite Name: La Roque-Saint-ChristopheCountry: France Département: Aquitaine:Dordogne (24) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Sarlat-la-Canéda Nearest Village: Le Moustier
Latitude: 44.989000N Longitude: 1.066000E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Chrus visited on 7th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Oskmey visited on 28th Aug 2019 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
TheCaptain visited on 18th May 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 In the gigantic cliff face on the opposite side of the river Vézère to the delightful village of Le Moustoir is found this World Heritage Site. It's an entire troglodytic city which was inhabited continuously from 50000 years ago until a few centuries ago. It's massive. Even knowing it is five levels high and having visited it 27 years ago doesn’t stop it being mind blowing. It's really awe inspiring.
I guess most of what is seen today dates back to the middle ages with all the rock hewn staircases and houses but even so the basic layout of the cliff face city hasn’t changed in millennia. It even has its own little harbour in the river.
TheCaptain visited on 19th Sep 1978 Hitch Hiking Trip round France in the summer of 1978. Camped for a couple of days at Les Eyzies to visit and wonder at the ancient sites here.
Kuba visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.25 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 3.5
It's massive. Even knowing it is five levels high and having visited it before 27 years ago doesn’t stop it being mind blowing. It's really awe inspiring. I guess most of what is seen today dates back to the middle ages with all the rock hewn staircases and houses, but even so the basic layout of the cliff face city hasn’t changed in millennia.
It even has its own little harbour in the river.
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