Culture
LASCAUX CAVE
The Lascaux cave is one of the most important caves with Paleolithic wall paintings.The cave is one of the most significant monuments and it was discovered in 1940, while a group of teenagers walked around the town and their dog disappeared underground while chasing a rabbit.The cave we visited was not the original it took 3 years and 30 artists to recreate the original paintings.The original cave is protected because it is a very important monument.We learned that the people who lived in the cave,designed the animals usually with red,yellow and black colours with natural ingredients.The animals they used to design were tauruses and horses. We also learned that some animals were hidden because they believed that it were dangerous (lions,rhinoceurus).
Nowadays it is magnificent how the original cave was reproduced and the visitor can go back in time , thousands of years ago via digital media . It is visited by hundreds of visitors .
We were excited to see the different paintings that were used to decorate the cave’s walls and we found the story of how this cave was discovered quite interesting.
We were happy to learn about the painting techniques of the period and we were also impressed by the similarity of the two caves (the real one and the copy).
With the digital technology we had the opportunity to see life before many years.
written by : Elli,Eleftheria,Antonios,Laurine.
Bordeaux
Bordeau is the second largest town of France.In Bordeau we went for a walk in the center .Furthermore we went to the house of Europe where we met a Greek woman.We went for shopping and we visit some monuments such as monument of Girondins and Grand Theatre of Bordeaux.
saint-EMILION
Saint-Emilion is very well-known for its wine and history.Its beauty is recognized oficially from December 1999, as it belongs to Unesco's world cultural heritage sites.The vineyards were planted in the 18th century. The first inhabitants were the Aquitans who came to live in the valley of Dordogne 450 000 or 500 000 years ago.Le menhir de pierrefitte is a typical ruin of this age.(photo)
La place du Marche and the church of Monolithe
It is situated in the middle of the village in front of the church monolithe(that means only one rock) it is very crowded during the summer .The church of monolithe is unique in Europe because of its dimensions (38 metres long and 20 metres large). Furthermore, the impressive entrance of the church was erected at the of the 14 century.The church is linked with catacombes from the xviii century.
written by : Elli,Eleftheria,Antonios,Laurine.
the castle of castelnaud
The castle of Castelnaud which means new castle was founded in the 12th century.In 1259 the French king handed the castle over to the English.In 1273 it was given back to the owners who rebuilt it.During the war the castle was often in the English camp but in 1442,the French ultimately took it .During the 19th century it was used as a stone quarry.It was finally restored between 1966 and 2012. At present, it is used as a historic monument of Dordogne which also has a medieval museum.
Our visit to Castelnaud
We visited the castle and we learned that it was difficult to attack because it was built in a rock.
We were excited by the expanse of the castle and by the breathtaking view. We were impressed by the medieval cataclysm and by the medieval life
Written by : Elli, Eleftheria, Antonios, Laurine.