La Roque Saint Christophe

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Tuesday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Friday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Saturday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Sunday 10:00 am - 06:00 pm

Opens at 10:00 am

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Province : Black Périgord

Services

  • Chèques Vacances (Holiday voucher)
  • Credit card accepted
  • English
    • LA ROQUE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE Fort and troglodyte city, huge cliff located between Les EYZIES and MONTIGNAC-LASCAUX occupied from prehistory to the Renaissance, there you will discover the mode of habitat of our ancestors.

      Remarkable for its powerful forms, its number of habitats and its age of occupation by man, this site constitutes a setting of rare and wild beauty. This veritable wall of limestone, one kilometer long and eighty meters high, constantly undermined by the river and the frost, has carved out a hundred rock shelters and long aerial terraces. These natural cavities were occupied by man from prehistoric times, then modified in the Middle Ages, to become a fort and a troglodyte city until the beginning of the Renaissance.

      The visit of the site allows to understand the mode of installation of the troglodyte dwellings.

      There you will discover the imprint left by our ancestors on the rock as well as a conservatory of civil engineering machinery which has been reconstituted in homage to the great medieval builders.

      Prices:

      • - 8 years old: free
      • Children from 8 to 14 years old: 7.50€
      • Children from 15 to 17 years old: 8
      • Students (under 25 with card): 8.50€
      • Adult: from 9.90€ to 10.90€ depending on the season

      Watch the report of the Guide du Périgord at La Roque Saint-Christophe: A video and photos to make you want to go even more...

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Traveller Reviews La Roque Saint Christophe

4.5 sur 5 6379 reviews

  • Alan Ferguson

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Alan Ferguson on 05/07/2022

    A great place to visit. Informative, historic, amazing. Great for Family and enough to hold your interest without getting tedious. Absolutely astonishing that large numbers of people lived, worked and died here. The tour is at your own pace and information boards are in French and English. The ticket and information centre have all you need and there's a good restaurant at the bottom. Be amazed.

  • Kathleen ODonnell

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Kathleen ODonnell on 30/07/2022

    Amazing place steeped in history. Very educational & fantastic experience. Allow enough time to take it all in. All information signs in French, English & German. The video is in French & subtitled in English although very fast & difficult to follow for this reason - sit up close if you can.

  • Ahmadou Diallo

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Ahmadou Diallo on 11/08/2022

    A great historical experience with a unique architecture of its kind. Perfect for a tour with kids. There is a free guided tour, only in French. A very beautiful view! Worth the Detour!

Traveller Reviews La Roque Saint Christophe

4.5 sur 5 1534 reviews

  • "Fascinating Historical Site"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by jmktravelsalot (Arlington, Virginia) on 29/11/2022

    We enjoyed our morning visit to this truly amazing historic site. You don’t need to plan a whole day for the visit (if staying within an hour of the site) You can easily do a few of the troglodyte...

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  • "Fascinating - and amazing views"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Kate T on 25/10/2022

    This cliffside site offered a fabulous afternoon out. The views across the Vezere valley were worth the trip alone, but the history (the site is believed to have been occupied from 55,000 years ago...

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  • "It's good, but a short visit"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by srmvdb (Zurich, Switzerland) on 12/08/2022

    We went here with the kids because I used to go here with my grandparents when I was a kid. It is ok, but not a wow experience. I would say a nice 1.5 hour add-on to visiting Les Eyzies and the...

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La Roque Saint Christophe

Address

2433 route de la Préhistoire
24620 Peyzac-le-Moustier

Contacts

Phone : 05 53 50 70 45

Fax : 05 53 51 03 21

GPS coordinates

44° 59'18.78"N, 1° 4'10.69"E

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