Roc-aux-Sorciers, Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Name: Roc-aux-Sorciers
Address: 2 route des Certeaux, Angles-sur-l'Anglin, 86260, France
Telephone: +33 5 49 83 37 27

#2 among attractions in Angles-sur-l'Anglin

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Roc-aux-Sorciers is an Upper Paleolithic rock shelter site dating to the mid-Magdalenian cultural stage, ca 14,000 yBP, made famous by its relief wall carvings. The site is in the French commune of Angles-sur-l'Anglin, in Vienne. The name 'Sorcerers' Rock', with its suggestions of pagan rendez-vous, was applied to the site long before the wall-carvings were discovered. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°41'36"N, 0°53'9"E

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2 route des CerteauxAngles-sur-l'Anglin 86260 France

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+33 5 49 83 37 27

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Roc-aux-Sorciers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglin, Fontgombault Abbey, Plaincourault Chapel, Mado Robin.

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Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles
Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglin, Angles-sur-l'Anglin
4 min walk • The Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglin is a ruined castle in the commune of Angles-sur-l'Anglin in the Vienne département of France. It dates originally from the 12th century, with significant alterations and additions in the 15th century.
4.6 miE
Monastery
Fontgombault Abbey
117 min walk • Fontgombault Abbey, otherwise the Abbey of Notre-Dame, Fontgombault, is a Benedictine monastery of the Solesmes Congregation located in Fontgombault in the département of Indre, in the province of Berry, France.
6.3 miSE
Church
Plaincourault Chapel
162 min walk • Plaincourault Chapel is a 12th-century chapel of the Knights Hospitaller in Mérigny, Indre, France. The structure, which is located next to the Château de Plaincourault, suffered extensive damage during the French Revolution and was abandoned in 1793.
5.9 miN
Forts and castles
Mado Robin
151 min walk • Madeleine Marie Robin, generally known as Mado Robin, was a French coloratura soprano. A soprano acuto sfogato, she was noted for her extremely high register.
3.2 miE
Church
St. John's Church
83 min walk • The Saint-Jean de Lurais church is a French Catholic church. It is located on the territory of the commune of Lurais, in the department of Indre, in the region Centre-Val de Loire.