Rouffignac church

Visit to the Grotte Prehistorique de Rouffignac

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September 13th 2011
We set off on the scooter, quite early, to visit the Grotte de Rouffignac. The river valley was shrouded in mist and looked quite spooky but as we drove up and away from the river we left the chilly mist behind and had a lovely ride through the rolling countryside. It was about 20 km but an easy run and we got to the cave before it opened. This was deliberate as we didn’t want to be told, the s ... read more

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