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FAMILY OUTINGS

VERGTAVENTURES Les Molles 24380 Église-Neuve-de-Vergt

Acrobatic trails in the trees promise fresh air and thrills. At the gateway to the Périgueux region, in Vergtaventures Park, there’s a tree to match each expectation and every physical capacity. The courses are adapted individually according to level, for the fainthearted to the fearless…! Ziplining, Safe and Sound

School Holidays: daily 9a.m.-8p.m.; also Wednesdays and weekends 2p.m.-6p.m. +33 7 51 61 56 20 www.vergtaventures.fr

AUBETERRE- SUR-DRONNE

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MEDIEVALWARFARE MUSEUM 24250 Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Open all year round. Workshops from September to mid-June +33 5 53 31 30 00 www.castelnaud.com See page 47

If your children are fascinated by the heroic world of knights and princesses, visit Castelnaud fortified castle, entirely devoted to the art of war in the Middle Ages. In addition to free or guided tours, thematic educational workshops give children an insight into a wide range of popular subjects such as: crests, medieval military architecture, weapons and armour, the art of calligraphy, the secrets of building and dining in the Middle Ages. Like a Medieval Knight

At the gateway to the Dordogne, Aubeterre is administratively attached to the Charente county but from an architectural, cultural and gastronomic point of view, it has its roots in the Perigord. As such, the village deserves its place in this guide and your visit!

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A little over 6 miles from the Lascaux caves, Le Conquil is a site with a novel approach to Prehistory. You can visit the shelters below the rock (troglodytic sites) where our ancestors used to sleep, and wander around the dinosaur park. Every day in summertime there is a thematic demonstration: flint-knapping, fire lighting, cave-art, adornment… Caves and Dinosaurs at Le Conquil

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LE CONQUIL 24290 Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère End of March to early November +33 5 53 51 29 03 www.leconquil.fr See page 137

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