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Rocamadour
Photo: Dynamosquito from France · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · taken 0.68 km from the village centre (coordinates from Wikimedia Commons)
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Rocamadour

Occitanie (Lot) · France
Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Coordinates
44.7995, 1.6182
Population
644 (2014)
Terrain
Gorge

Location

Rocamadour builds in three stacked levels up a 120-metre limestone cliff above the Alzou canyon — village at the base, seven chapels at mid-height, castle at the top

cliffside pilgrimage siteBlack MadonnaAlzou canyon
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Brive–Souillac Airport 55 km
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Nearest station
Rocamadour-Padirac — Own station on the Brive–Toulouse line via Capdenac.
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Staying nearby
Lot valley guesthouses and Parc Naturel des Causses du Quercy lodges
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Nearby
Black Madonna Chapel, Grand Escalier 216-step staircase, Padirac Chasm cave
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