Grotte de Peche Merle in the Cabarets area is home to some of the finest prehistoric cave paintings in South West France. The area is incredibly rich in history and has been called “the cradle of civilisation”. Remains of Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon people have been found in the region, a civilisation dating back between 16 and 20 thousand years ago.
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The Battle of the Somme is famous not for its military success but for the very opposite; on 1 July 1916, the first day of the offensive, 58,000 British troops were lost (20,000 of whom were killed) as they ‘went over the top’ in a massive assault on German lines. This grotesque figure remains a one-day record.
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In February 1888 one of the world’s most famous artists came to Arles to be inspired by the bright skies of Southern France.
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In 1899 the town was besieged by Boer forces on the 14th October. The siege lasted until the 17th May 1900 and marked the beginning of the Boer War. Dispatches that were written by Baden-Powell became a symbol of British courage in the face of adversity. Actually, the siege was perfectly civilised and the Boers would rarely come into combat on a Sunday.
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Before the Romans conquered Sicily it was an island colonised by the Ancient Greeks. Many reminders of Sicily’s Greek past which lasted for several centuries, can still be seen today.
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