Archaeological site of Montcaret

We’ll worth a detour

We’d visted the Chateau de Michel de Montaigne nearby and noticed this was nearby. An unassuming site but I’m so glad we stopped. The mosaics are amazing- particularly the fish themed one in the bath ...

We’ll worth a detour

We’d visted the Chateau de Michel de Montaigne nearby and noticed this was nearby. An unassuming site but I’m so glad we stopped. The mosaics are amazing- particularly the fish themed one in the bath ...

A most surprising Roman relic in the French countryside.

We visited this site not knowing what to expect. What we got were some amazing floor mosaics from a Roman Villa. They are very easily accessible although some are under a glass floor. There is a small...

A most surprising Roman relic in the French countryside.

We visited this site not knowing what to expect. What we got were some amazing floor mosaics from a Roman Villa. They are very easily accessible although some are under a glass floor. There is a small...

Interesting site.

We visited one afternoon and were pleased we had. It’s a small site but well curated and the mosaics are worth seeing. Interesting to compare with Fishborne Roman Palace which is 15 minutes from our h...