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caves are all a steady, chilly 55 degrees Fahrenheit, with 98 or 99 percent humidity.
While on tour, lag behind the group to have the paintings to yourself for a few mo-
ments.Photos,daypacks,bigpurses,andstrollersarenotallowed.(Youcantakeyour
camera—without using it—and check the rest at the site.)
Local Guide: Angelika Siméon
isapassionateguide/lecturereagertoteachyouaboutthe
cavesandwellworthspendingadaywith.Shehandlescavereservationsandmakesit
easy and educational (book ahead; €135/half-day, €225/day, tel. 05 53 35 19 30, mo-
bile 06 24 45 96 28,
angelika.simeon@wanadoo.fr
)
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This single-street town is the touristy hub of a cluster of Cro-Magnon caves, castles, and
rivers. It merits a stop for its Prehistory Welcome Center, National Museum of Prehistory,
and the Grotte de Font-de-Gaume cave (a 15-minute walk outside town; described later,
under “Caves near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac”). Les Eyzies-de-Tayac is world-famous because
it's where the original Cro-Magnon man was discovered in 1870. That breakthrough set
