Europe 2010 - Day 4 - Sarlat to Les Eyzies de Tayac

We decided to drive the "smile" curve of the Dordogne to get to Les Eyzies. On the way, we stopped briefly in Domme. The light was dim in the church (and photos frowned upon - don't tell), but this is a stone carving of a girl holding her wooden shoes in her right hand...

Rock shelters with ruins were common along the river valley...

We also stopped in Saint-Cyprien, founded by a hermit (Cyprien) who holed up in one of these rock shelters in the 7th Century. In the 9th Century, monks first fortified the settlement against raids from the far north. This is the approach to, and facade of, the church...

Our hosts in Les Eyzies were Mike and Suzanne at Ferme de Tayac -- lovely people, lovely place! This is the great room where we spent our evenings before a fire, reading books and drinking wine, and listening to Suzanne's Celtic music mix -- perfect for the misty/rainy weather of the season...