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Rocamadour Rocks!

Bob and I had an awe-inspiring visit to Rocamadour on Tuesday.  Rocamadour is a community southeast of Souillac in the Lot region.  It is built on multiple levels along a cliff and it is known for its Sanctuary to the Blessed Virgin Mary as well as for a local, raw-milk goat’s cheese.  The sign below helps to explain the layout of the community.


 The day started out very foggy, so we sat and had a coffee in one of the cafes after we arrived at 11 to allow some time for the fog to lift.  

A partial view of the town as we worked our way down in the fog
A view of the town from across the river once the fog lifted — wow!
We had to selfie this

The following are different views of the Sanctuary and show how it is built into the cliff.

One portion of the Sanctuary
Another view — see cliff as wall
Stairs down from the Sanctuary to the street below. The lower street is mostly filled with locally made food stores, other shops, and hotels and restaurants
Photos of the shops, etc. on the street.

Note the stone archway — pedestrians walk through a number of these while exploring the area
Very cute cheese (and other food) shop
Note the slant of the street — you are either walking down or up. We parked on top — then walked down — and then back up
View of 3 levels — shops (lowest), Sanctuary (middle), and chateau (highest)

From the top level, we got some great views of the surrounding area.

Looking down on the lower levels from above

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