Exploring - Rocamadour

Another rainy day, another very pretty village.

The gravity defying medieval village of Rocamadour is built on 3 levels. The village, comprising a single street, is near the bottom of the cliff, religious sanctuaries and chapels are in the middle, and the castle is at the top.

Rocamadour became a place of religious pilgrimage as far back as the 12th century but it is now more a tourist destination than a pilgrimage centre.

The village is on the Way of St James pilgrimage route, and devout hikers do climb the 216 steps from the village to the sanctuary on their knees. Or, there's an elevator.

Approximately 1.5 million people visit Rocamadour every year. None of them were here today ... it's a very quiet time of year for traveling.Read more