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La Madeleine Grand Site

Village Troglodytique De La Madeleine, Tursac, France Route De La Madeleine - 24620 TURSAC
  • Le village surplombant la Vézère
  • L'entrée du village troglodytique
  • Le Bison de la Madeleine, (Musée de la Préhistoire des Eyzies)
  • Habitat troglo, le matin sur la Vézère
  • La Madeleine, vue d'en face
  • Chapelle troglodytique de la Madeleine
  • Potager médiéval
  • Les vestiges du Château de Petit-Marzac, au crépuscule
  • Le cingle de la Madeleine (Tursac)
  • La fontaine intermittente, au coeur du village. Credit photos @globebloggeurs
  • @Lucile et Renaud
  • Visite audioguide @lucileetrenaud
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La Madeleine Grand Site

Village Troglodytique De La Madeleine, Tursac, France Route De La Madeleine - 24620 TURSAC
Le village surplombant la Vézère
L'entrée du village troglodytique
Le Bison de la Madeleine, (Musée de la Préhistoire des Eyzies)
Habitat troglo, le matin sur la Vézère
La Madeleine, vue d'en face
Chapelle troglodytique de la Madeleine
Potager médiéval
Les vestiges du Château de Petit-Marzac, au crépuscule
Le cingle de la Madeleine (Tursac)
La fontaine intermittente, au coeur du village. Credit photos @globebloggeurs
@Lucile et Renaud
Visite audioguide @lucileetrenaud
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The Madeleine Grand Site, an invitation to go back in time ...

This exceptional natural site, one of the best preserved in the Vézère Valley, has attracted man from prehistory to the present day.
At the cliff's foot, semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers has settled here 17,000. The prehistoric site of the site gave its name to this prehistoric civilization: the Magdalenian. The exhibition traces the great discoveries of the archaeological site: the engraved Mammoth, the burial of the child of the Madeleine, whose know for his adornment, made of more than 1150 pierced shells ... And of course, the masterpiece, the peak of our Cro-Magnon ancestor's art : the Bison "who licks his side".

Halfway up, you will discover a medieval troglodyte village. Which has been inhabited between the early Middle Ages and the end of the 19th century. Among the buildings craved in the rock, a remarkable Gothic chapel from the fifteenth century, which appears to be hanging from the cliff.

On the upper floor, on the calcareous plateau, you can find the remains of the Petit-Marzac castle, built in the 13th century.

Here, you will notice the ingenuity and the know-how of these rural "troglodytes", who knew how to take advantage of their natural environment (stone, wood, water and agricultural lands) to build their refuge. We are wondering today about the use of our resources, coming to draw inspiration from what has been done at the Madeleine can serve as an example for our future.

Situated In the heart of the Périgord Noir, the village of the Madeleine welcomes you all year long : family visits, group or guided school tours. Visitors also have a picnic area along with a beautiful view of the valley.
What's new, this year?! The creation of a dozen apairies, to preserve bee colonies.

Get ready to experience an extraordinary journey, through history, from prehistory (-17,000 years) to the present days, passing by the Middle Ages ... Enjoy your visit !

Services

  • Animation group
  • Audioguide
  • Car park
  • Coach parking
  • Educational workshop
  • Garden
  • Guided group tours
  • Guided tour
  • Guided tours for individuals
  • Pets allowed
  • Picnic area
  • Picnic tables
  • Pictures authorized
  • Private car park
  • Restaurant
  • Self-guided group tours
  • Shops
  • Workshop for adults
  • Workshop for children

Payment methods

  • Cash
  • Cheques
  • Credit card
  • Eurocard - MasterCard
  • Holiday cheques (french holiday vouchers)

Spoken languages

English
French
Spanish