VEZERE VALLEY - Les Eyzies, capital of the prehistory

Reference : FR066

POSTCARD AVAILABLE FOR TRADE
Size : 10 x 15 cm

"Les Eyzies (Dordogne) - Capitale de la Préhistoire"

Location of LES EYZIES in FRANCE :

Capital of the prehistory, the village of Les Eyzies is situated in a highly picturesque area, in the French department called Dordogne, by the river Vézère. The powerful statue of the prehistoric man dominates the center of the village. Cradle of the prehistory, the neighborhood of Les Eyzies possess the biggest concentration of prehistoric sites in Europe.

As one of the main sites of the Vézère Valley,

Les Eyzies is registered as a UNESCO w.h.s.

UNESCO w.h.s. :
Prehistoric sites and decorated caves
of the Vézère Valley

Date of inscription : 1979

The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The hunting scenes show some 100 animal figures, which are remarkable for their detail, rich colours and lifelike quality.