Caves and Castles Day 4 - Morning - Sept 24, 2009

Day 4 was a castle day, no caves were visited. After a brief visit to a nearby village, we headed to La Madeleine, an archaeological site that also featured a ruined castle.

A tour bus arrived just ahead of us, so we diverted down the road to a fortress called Maison Forte de Reignac. It is built into a cliff face overlooking the Vezere River. Steve had hoped to show me Peregrine falcons there, but no luck. The fortress contained a hodge-podge of antiques and artifacts, with some museum like exhibits. It is most spectacular for it's setting, and the view from on high.

Then back to La Madeleine, which is where the famous bison carving we saw on Day 1 was found.

We toured the castle ruins and listened to Steve wax poetic about the archaeological significance of the site.

Megan's blog for the first part of the day is here.


The morning ended with a quick lunch beside the Dordogne River with an appearance of a group of Mute Swans.  It was nice to see them on their native continent. 

The Photos for the morning can be found here.