Another history-filled couple of days. We dropped into the town of Sarlat after spending a couple of hours descending into the depths of the Gouffre of Padirac, the biggest underground caves in Europe.
Three days later and my legs are still hurting from taking the stairs down into the deep caves - we took the lift back up. After a quick discussion with the lovely women at the ticket gate about the abomination that is Brexit, we entered the cave then took the boat along the underground river. What a magnificent space! There were no tacky ‘son et lumiere’ which we’ve seen in other such caves and it was very well organised considering the number of visitors they must have during the year.
Yesterday we went forward a few years to Cassinomagus. What looks from a distance like a collection of farm sheds is actually a Roman thermal baths built from the stones of a meteorite that fell in the area several thousand years ago. We had the place to ourselves before a huge school group arrived - phew.
Today we’re back in prehistory with a visit to Bougon, a set of neolithic burial chambers. We had the sun for the visit but it’s now pouring with rain. Graham managed to glimpse a couple of ghosts on site which is rather appropriate for November 1st.
Tomorrow the coast of Pays de Loire on our way to Brittany.
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