Walkers looking for the perfect start point for their holiday excursions could find property in France‘s Aquitaine region to be the ideal option.

The French Government Tourist Office claims that the Aquitaine region is inspirational for walkers due to the prehistoric sites and caves that abound there.

They include Lascaux with its cave paintings and Les Eyzies, home to Cro-Magnon man.

Les Eyzies offers 400,000 years of history, with the Terre de Cro-Magnon Tourist Office adding that a new visitors’ centre is due to open in 2010.

However, it might not be man’s impact on the environment that draws many people to property in France‘s sandy expanse of Aquitaine.

There are also substantial river estuaries, bringing the ocean inland, with pine forests adding to nature’s spectacle all year round.

Of course, this is France – so gastronomic delights ranging from pepper and ham to walnuts and the delicacy of black truffles can also be sampled during a stay in Aquitaine.

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