The Web is a very very very big place and if you send a little time you find lots to love. All comments are my mine and probably don't reflect the views of the webmasters. Email me if you have a cool site to add. Anyway, Click and enjoy

Lascaux - The grand dame of cave paintings

Official Government site http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

A unofficial site http://www.richeast.org/htwm/las/las.html

Virtual Lascaux http://www.daap.uc.edu/CERHAS/benb/lascaux.htm
- a virtual art piece by Benjamin Britton about Lascaux

Other Prehistoric Caves in France (there are more than 150!)

Official Site for Chauvet- Pont-d'Arc http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/gvpda-d.htm
This newly found cave is shaking up everyone's theories about art and its development in prehistory.

Tautavel Man http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/tautavel/en/index.htm
Tautavel Man is the oldest man found in europe to date interesting site about the find and Argo cave

Cave FAQ http://www.tntech.edu/www/life/orgs/grotto/facts.html
cave trivia and facts

Caves http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/cave.htm
educational site about caves and how they are formed

The Academy http://www.nebulus.org/academy/cave/index.html
- a magnificently weird site about the cool mythic ideas that surround caves.

 French Culture and History

Church and culture in the middle ages http://www.evansville.net/~jtlyden/official.htm

A History of the Knights Templar http://www.templarhistory.com/

Chronology of Middle Ages in French http://www.cssh.qc.ca/projets/carnetsma/MoyenAgeDefinition.html

Alliance francaise in Vendome http://www.multimania.com/afvdl/index-en.htm

Citybird Arlines http://www.citybird.com/ -most discount airlines are lots of trouble and bad service. Citybird is the exception that proves the rule. If you live near one of its gateway cities expect service, flights you can change without huge extra charges. We should get advertising fee but don't.

Randonnee Pedestre http://asp.ffrp.asso.fr/index.asp - It is possible to hike the whole of france on foot. The difference between hiking in France and Wilderness hiking is the cute hotel and the incredible meal. Check here for Trail Guides

Gite of France http://www.gites-de-france.fr/fr/index.htm
Gites are generally very small, much like bed and breakfast in the US although they vary. Few Americans stay in them which is a shame. Look through their listing for your next trip and avoid big impersonal chain hotels.

Travelocity http://www.travelocity.com/ - Booking Airlines, Hotels, and Cars online

SNCF http://www.sncf.com/ Online Train Schedules for all of France

French Phone http://wp.pagesjaunes.fr/wbpm_pages_blanches.cgi? Online Phonebook for France to help you plan the perfect trip.

Jack's Travel Page http://www.jack-travel.com Jack writes interesting travel stories for the rec.travel.europe user group.

Turkish Caves http://www.egroups.co.uk/message/turkc-l/305 article about caves in turkey

Wine Travel Guide http://www.kilkelly.com/winetravel.html

All You Need To Know About Loire Wine http://www.france-pub.com/wine/ewine.htm

Wines of Touraine http://www.univ-tours.fr/vins.html
- a site to learn about the wines of our region

Chinon Wines http://www.chinon.com/

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Aprille Best Glover's website http://www.aprille.net/index.html This is my wife's site. Check it out, I think it's great but I'm wee bit prejudiced.

 Fun Links

Expatriot Exchange http://www.expatexchange.com/ - site for expatriots of all stripes

International Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com/ - a great read anytime for news from an international perspective