La Ferrassie

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Archaeological site

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La Ferrassie is an archaeological site in Savignac-de-Miremont, in the Dordogne department, France. The site, located in the Vézère valley, consists of a large and deep cave flanked by two rock shelters within a limestone cliff, under which there is a scree slope formation. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°57'6"N, 0°56'17"E

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New AquitaineFrance

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La Ferrassie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Village de la Madeleine, Font-de-Gaume, Cro-Magnon rock shelter, Grotte de Rouffignac.

4.8 miE
, Prehistoric site
Village de la Madeleine, Tursac
122 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.
4.6 miE
Site of prehistoric cave paintings
Font-de-Gaume, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
117 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.
3.6 miE
Archaeological site
Cro-Magnon rock shelter, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
92 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.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Grotte de Rouffignac, Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac
118 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.
2.6 miS
44°54'54"N • 0°55'55"E
Labyrinthe péhistorique Mirror maze, Le Bugue
66 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park
2.7 miS
Amusement park, Theme park, Historical place
Le Bournat, Le Bugue
71 min walk • The Parc le Bournat is a French theme park created in 1992 on the initiative of Paul-Jean Souriau, a French industrialist running the company of the same name, specializing in connectors.
3.7 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Abri Pataud, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
96 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.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Château de Tayac, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
98 min walk • The Château de Tayac is a castle in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne département of France.
2.6 miS
Amusement, Amusement park, Aquarium
Aquarium du Périgord Noir, Le Bugue
67 min walk • The aquarium of the Black Perigord is, with more than 6 000 fishes, the biggest private fresh water aquarium in France. It is located in the Dordogne department, in the commune of Le Bugue, just next to the village of Le Bournat.
3 miE
, Archaeological site
Laugerie-Basse
76 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.
3.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Campagne, Campagne
86 min walk • Château de Campagne is a château in Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.