Camping Le Val de la Marquise

All prepped for your Périgord, prehistoric and Dordogne adventures? There's quite a lot to pick from... Delving into the prehistoric side of things, make your first stop the little town of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Vézère valley, acclaimed worldwide as the centre of the Dordogne's ancient past. The National Museum of Prehistory is here, along with Abri Pataud, a Cro-Magnon shelter dating back 40,000 years. Just outside town and beside the prehistoric shelter of Laugerie-Basse is the spectacular Grotte du Grand Roc, a huge cave halfway up a cliff overlooking the Vézère river. From there, drive north (35 minutes from Camping Le Val de la Marquise), for the 6,000 or so cave paintings of Lascaux, or stay closer to home with a look at the caves of Combarelles and Font de Gaume, both 10 minutes away. The team also recommends the recreated village of Bournat, set up to look like a traditional Dordogne settlement of around 1900, and the Aquarium du Périgord noir and its alligator park, both five minutes from the site. For something a tad more active, the leisure centre at Bos lakes is 10 to 15 minutes' drive south.