Roque Saint-Christophe, Peyzac-le-Moustier

Name: Roque Saint-Christophe
Address: Peyzac-le-Moustier, France

#1 among attractions in Peyzac-le-Moustier

Top attraction, Prehistoric site

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Roque Saint-Christophe, Peyzac-le-Moustier

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The Roque Saint-Christophe is a big rock formation with Rock shelters at the river Vézère, near Peyzac-le-Moustier in the Dordogne. It is located near the route D706 from Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, at Tursac in the Dordogne in Aquitania, France. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°59'25"N, 1°3'52"E

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Peyzac-le-Moustier France

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Day trips

Roque Saint-Christophe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Commarque, Village de la Madeleine, Font-de-Gaume, Château de Losse.

3.8 miSE
Historic castle in serene surrounds
Château de Commarque, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
98 min walk • The Château de Commarque is a hillside castle located between Sarlat and Les Eyzies, in the commune of Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department in southern France. It stands on a rocky outcrop in the valley of the river La Beune in the Vézère valley region.
2.2 miSW
, Prehistoric site
Village de la Madeleine, Tursac
56 min walk • The archaeological site Abri de la Madeleine is a rock shelter under an overhanging cliff situated near Tursac, in the Dordogne département of the Aquitaine Région of South-Western France.
4.2 miSW
Site of prehistoric cave paintings
Font-de-Gaume, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
107 min walk • Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne départment of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period.
4.1 miNE
Forts and castles, Historical and heritage tours, Tours
Château de Losse, Thonac
106 min walk • The Château de Losse and its gardens have been listed as French Historical House and Site since 1928. They are located in Périgord, Dordogne district, South-West of France, near the Lascaux pre-historic caves, on the Vézère river.
4.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Cro-Magnon rock shelter, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
111 min walk • Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter at Les Eyzies, a hamlet in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, southwestern France.
3.9 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Grotte de Rouffignac, Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac
101 min walk • The Rouffignac cave, in the French commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the Dordogne département, contains over 250 engravings and cave paintings dating back to the Upper Paleolithic.
3.4 miS
, Museum, Natural attraction
Les Combarelles, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
88 min walk • Les Combarelles is a cave in Les Eyzies de Tayac, Dordogne, France, which was inhabited by Cro-Magnon people between approximately 13,000 to 11,000 years ago.
4.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Abri Pataud, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
113 min walk • L'Abri Pataud, or the Pataud Shelter in English, is a prehistoric site found in the middle of the village Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne, Aquitaine, southwestern France.
~1910 ftNW
Cave and archaeological site
Le Moustier
10 min walk • Nestled in the verdant Vézère Valley of southwestern France, Le Moustier is a prehistoric site of exceptional significance. Renowned for its rich archaeological deposits, the site provides an invaluable window into the lives of Neanderthals, who inhabited the area...
0.9 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, History museum
Maison forte de Reignac, Tursac
23 min walk • The Maison forte de Reignac is a château in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is built into the rock face.
4.3 miSW
, Archaeological site
Laugerie-Basse
111 min walk • Laugerie-Basse is an important Upper Paleolithic archaeological site within the territory of the French commune Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne. It is known for several works of art from the Magdalenian.