La Roque Saint Christophe

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Open

Monday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Thursday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Friday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm
Sunday 10:00 am - 06:30 pm

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Province : Black Périgord

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English
- LA ROQUE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE Troglodyte fort and city, immense cliff located between the 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 been dug out of 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 troglodyte fort and city until the early Renaissance.
  
  Visiting the site allows you to understand the layout of the cave dwellings.
  
  There you will discover the imprint left by our ancestors on the rock as well as a conservatory of civil engineering machines which has been reconstructed in homage to the great medieval builders.
  
  Prices:
  - Adults: 10,50
  - Children aged 14 and over and students: 8,50 €.
  - Children from 5 to 13 years old: 5 €.
  - Less than 5 years old : free
  Regardez le reportage du Guide du Périgord à La Roque Saint-Christophe : Une vidéo et des photos pour vous donner encore plus envie d'y aller...
  Find it on the Guide du Périgord's Blog...
  La Maison Forte de Reignac : Mysterious cliff-castle of the Périgord Noir La Roque Saint-Christophe : a family visit to du during any kind of weather and all year long !
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Traveller Reviews Google La Roque Saint Christophe

4.5 sur 5 5697 reviews

5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Nico on 26/06/2022

It's something completely something else than a castle or a cave. Very nice! Price is also reasonable. Safety is good for small kids.
5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Mandy Kelly on 20/05/2022

Fascinating and well kept site. Loads of information and guides available if required. Shady car park, snack bar and toilets. Not to be missed, but there are several steep stairways and a lot of uneven ground so reasonable mobility needed.
5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Guido Merighi Buitoni on 08/05/2022

Guided tour was one of the best experiences of our Dordogne vacation! The guide was amazing and was able to describe what Saint-Christophe during the middle ages looked like in a lively but rigorous way! Now we know how a trogloditic medieval community lived! Guided tour is suitable for grown up children too. I just wish we could visit the bottom section of the cliff, populated during prehistory but closed off to the public..

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"Original and quite unique"

Reviews posted by Petrus61 (Nice, France) on 03/08/2021

We visited this place which was occupied since prehistoric times and until the religion wars in France. It was completely destroyed during these wars. Nevertheless one can get a rather good idea of...
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"Stunning"

Reviews posted by Kareelas (Rennes, France) on 17/07/2021

A must-see in Dordogne! Breathtaking views, fascinating history and very easy to access. There is even a well priced and great restaurant at the foot of the rock formation!
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"Good insights"

Reviews posted by Wilbert J (Erp, The Netherlands) on 11/08/2020

Nice site to visit to get a feel for the regional history and to see how things were done in the old times. Entrance fee is a bit steep for what's offered though. Good to spend about 1.5 to 2 hours.
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