prehistoric

Standing stone near Collias.

You can drive or walk.

Hiking trail signs.

Close up.

Close up.

From the other side.

Steve.

Pauline.

Stands over 18 feet tall.

The Madeleine Dolmen (Dolmen de la Madeleine) sits in an open field outside the town of Gennes, near the Loire River. In recent times it was used as a bakery. You can see the remains of the oven inside. Well worth a visit if you are in this area. A dolmen is a single-chamber megalithic tomb...

Looking at the bakery oven from behind.

The dolmen was used as a bakery for many years. You can see the bakery oven they built.

Open east side of dolmen.

The dolmen sits in an open field on the edge of town.

Near the town of Gennes, by the Loire River.

The Bagneux Dolmen (Le Dolmen de Bagneux) is the largest dolmen in France, second largest in Europe (the Spanish dolmen in Antequera, near Malaga, is bigger). This dolmen is HUGE and worth visiting for that alone, but its location makes it even more interesting. The city has grown around the...

Information sign.

One side of the dolmen.

One side of the dolmen.

Inside the dolmen - this thing is huge!