- Rocamadour
Spectacular place. Already inhabited in the Paleolithic. The town peaked in the 12th century. 12th century! - Rocamadour
One could go down the stairs. And up the stairs again. Or not. - Rocamadour
How green the valley of L'Alzou is! - Rocamadour
Another fascinating place: Rocamadour. - Calès
This might be a hotel, it might be closed. But it may be something completely different. In Calès. - Château de Montfort
- La Roque-Gageac
A lovely shade indeed. - La Roque-Gageac
A lovely place to rest and enjoy a drink. Especially in such a heat! - La Roque-Gageac
What a charming old town. - Ack!
Nope, nope, nope. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
I mean... how cool is that entrance? - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
This are the stairs I was talking about. Hot hot hot. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
What an interesting curtain. And one of the modern pillars, keeping the fort stable. There were way too many collapses in recent past. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
Occupied since prehistoric times, the fort was built in the 12th century. - Dordogne river
- Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
Unfortunately, I have very little information about the castle... - Dordogne river
Climbing the exposed stairs might be scary for some. For me it was just insanely hot. But the views are rewarding. - Dordogne river
- La Roque-Gageac
The old picturesque village as seen from the fort. - La Roque-Gageac
Le manoir de Tarde from the 15th century. - La Roque-Gageac
Yes, it's right up there. A troglodyte fort. The wall's been occupied since the prehistoric times and the fort built in the 12th century. - La Roque-Gageac
- La Roque-Gageac
I can imagine these are some old stairs... - La Roque-Gageac
The main street in La Roque-Gageac. Well, the only street in La Roque-Gageac. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
The ancient medieval fortification dates from the 12th century. It does have a spectacular location. - La Roque-Gageac
A truly spectacular village. - La Roque-Gageac
If you have the time, hire a canoe. We unfortunately didn't. Next time :-) - La Roque-Gageac
- La Roque-Gageac
Oh, another spectacular village. - Beynac
The whole village is fascinating. - Château de Beynac
The oldest part of the castle is a large keep on the right. Unfortunately, I could not convince other members of the family to visit yet another castle... - Château de Beynac
The castle was built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac, and later remodelled and enlarged. - Château de Montfort
There are numerous castles along Dordogne. The Montfort castle was first destroyed in 1214. And three more times. So far. - La Dordogne
Dordogne river. What an interesting place this part of France is. View of the river from our campsite. - Corsica
Monte d'Oro (2389 m) and Monte Rotondo in clouds (2622 m). - Corsica
Monte Cinto (2706 m) and Monte Padro (2390 m) on Corsica. - Chiessi
Do we always sit on the same rock? - Rio nell'Elba
Almost perfect reflections in the wash house. - Rio nell'Elba
Public wash house in Rio. And a secret tip: behind the building is probably the best water spring on the whole island. - Cima del Monte
Portoferraio, as seen from Cima del Monte. Capo Bianco can also be seen behind Forte Falcone. - Cima del Monte
View towards Lacona - Cima del Monte
View from the top towards Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri. And Montecristo in the back. - Towards Cima del Monte
The path (the wild boar family now gone) towards Cima del Monte (515 m). - Volterraio
Castello di Volteferraio and Moby ferry in the background. I feel we know all the ferries by now. - Wild boar family!
In broad daylight. Mum with a bunch of squeakers. - Wild boar family!
There is seven of them! Plus the mum, of course. - Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio
Hike up the Cima del Monte (515 m). A wonderful path with views of Portoferraio and Castello del Volterraio. - Monte Renoso
Wonderful view of the mountains of Corsica. I think this is Monre Renoso (2352 m). - Moonset
- Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
A sawfish bone - Elba aquarium
A piranha - Elba aquarium
Aquarium in Marina di Campo - Elba aquarium
And these are shark eggs. - Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
That is a Sea pen (pennatula). An animal. - Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
Someone's hiding here. - Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
- Elba aquarium
A jellyfish