Lascaux II - Tourists haven't been able to go inside Lascaux since 1963, when algae and calcite began to dim the paintings (Lascaux, it is said, recovered), but they've done a bang-up job of recreating parts of the cave close by. It took 10 years of work to painstakingly recreate not only the paintings but the exact profile of the walls of two galleries. Then, head on over to nearby Le Thot, especially if you have kids. It's a prehistoric theme park that re-creates the environment Cro-Magnon would find familiar.
Cap Blanc - Like Horses? Well, 13,000 years ago folks carved a three dimensional frieze at the back of a rock shelter featuring almost life-sized horses that seem to jump out of the wall. It's a short, but impressive, visit.
Font de Gaume - Visitors can see thirty of the most beautiful cave paintings, most from about 12,000 b.c. About a mile south is Les Combarelles, with a profusion of intermingled engravings of many animals, the horse being represented most frequently.
La Roque Saint Christophe - A stronghold in a limestone cliff, occupied from Cro-Magnon to relatively recent times. It features one of the largest natural terraces in Europe, with a great view of the river. Close by is the Prehistoparc, where your kids can see how life was lived by Cro Magnon. There are good walking trails here.
