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Rocamadour is a truly impressive village on north bank of the Alzou river (l'Alzou), built onto the side of the high cliffs towering over the river gorge.
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Nearby: |
Borrèze 48 km |
Cahors 62 km |
Gourdon 30 km |
Gramat 9 km |
La Roque-Gageac 56 km |
Salignac-Eyvigues 53 km |
Sarlat-la-Canéda 55 km |
Souillac 37 km |
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Hiking |
Lodging Hotels |
The village is really a magnificent site, with houses and castle built onto the side of the vertical cliffs. Quite logically this has become an extremely popular tourist site, and the approach to the village along the top of the cliffs is a collection of souvenir and curio shops and the attendant commerce.
Driving down to the village entrance, it's all pay parking, and pay elevators to get up and down the cliff between the vertical parts of Rocamadour. (We don't object to any of the "pay" element; the tourism-maintenance cycle does require funding.)
Being in the region in mid-August, and being shy of crowds, we were content to park on the little road on the south side of the gorge and walk along there to view this magnificent sight from the outside. We do intend to return at a calmer time for a tour of the village.
It was a very cloudy August day, and mostly rainy, when we were there. Not great for photographs, but it adds to the Medieval atmosphere of the place.
Hiking
- Maps:
- IGN (1/25,000) #2136 ET "Rocamadour, Padirac, Vallee Dordogne"
Lodging - Hotels
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Photo gallery of One large photo for Rocamadour
