L'Hospitalet viewpoint
A view of the village.
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Rocamadour is a village in the Lot department of southwest France, in the old province of Quercy, clinging to a cliff above a gorge that drains into the Dordogne, about 134 km north of Toulouse and 173 km east of Bordeaux in a straight line. It is a member of the «Most Beautiful Villages of France» association. The village is known for its setting in the gorge, its historic buildings and its sanctuary, which has drawn pilgrims from many countries since the end of the 11th century, kings and bishops among them. It lies below a cluster of monastic buildings and churches and lived first from pilgrims and now from tourism. Golden stone houses and churches stack up on three levels against the sheer cliff face, as if carved into the rock, with a castle on the top. A single narrow street runs between old houses at the bottom, and the Alzou river flows below in a deep green valley. Visitors take in the village from the L'Hospitalet viewpoint on the facing plateau, then go down and climb the great stairway or ride the lifts between the levels. The views are best in the morning, and the village is crowded on summer days.
A view of the village.
Between levels.
Below.
Rocamadour, Lot, France
From L'Hospitalet on the facing plateau.
Yes, between the village levels.