The ancient Egyptians used turquoise in jewelry. Turquoise is greenish-blue or pale sky blue. The name means Turkish stone as it came to Europe by way of Turkey. Turquoise was mined more than 6,000 years ago in Sinai.
Coulonges is situated in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 21 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Coulonges is 377 km from Paris).
For detailed visitor information see the Lavaur travel guide. Lavaur is situated in the Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the south of France at 37 km from Albi, the department capital. (General information: Lavaur is 575 km from Paris). Popular places to visit nearby include Lautrec at 26 km and Castelnau-de-Montmiral at 30 km.