SARLAT
(sar-lah)
This is where we stayed the night when entering the Dordogne Valley. We walked around this quaint little town before heading out to see the Cro-Magnon caves.
Unfortunately, the Grotte de Font-de-Gaume was closed so we headed to see Lascaux II. Grotte de Font-de-Gaume is the last one in France with prehistoric paintings still open to the public. Lascaux II is a replica (a very good replica) of the original Lascaux caves.
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Now on with Sarlat - a no-traffic, no power-line, city!
Remember Catherine de Médicis, who was the queen of France and owned the Château of Chenonceau? The Italian bishop here in Sarlat was her boyfriend. He was Italian and influenced the towns architecture ... it looks a lot like Italy here.
The above picture is the Lantern of the Dead, the oldest monument in town (1147). It stands as gratitude to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who educated the people on hygiene during a plague where 1,000 people (out of 4,000) died.
These two pictures are the backside of the Cathedral of St. Sacerdos, with the monks graveyard.
Just a random side street ... I loved the ivy and the changing colors.
The market square, Place de la Liberté, since the Middle Ages.
The "boy of Sarlat" over-looking the market square.
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