Cro Magnon man - Cro means hole and Magnon owner of the land and Le Eyzies in the southwest of France is where the first specimen was found.   Cro Magnon's being the oldest known modern humans in Europe.   We stayed in the Cro Magnon Hotel - appropriate don't you think??  How about a treat since our Airbnb accommodation had been very average as it was the only place we could get as it was the bank holiday weekend in the summer holidays - every man an...

In and around this town are a series of prehistoric rock dwellings, the caves include some of the most significant archaeological finds of Upper Paleolithic (40 to 10,000 years ago) and Middle Paleolithic periods - a staggering 200 to 400,000 years ago. There are a series of decorated grottoes in the area that were designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1979.We are in the Vézère Valley and the The Vezere River runs through Les Eyziers this river is smaller ...