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RocamadourAmy McPhersonexplores the rock ofmiracles...
“That’s real, right?”“Yes.”“It’s not a mirage?”“No.”Imagine, having just spent four hours hikingthrough wilderness, encountering only fivehumans and three dogs enroute, I emerge outof the forest like a wild beast, to the end ofthe trail, cross a concrete car park and curvearound the cliff top, to be greeted by a villagethat looks like a medieval painting, anapparition from a Games of Thrones film set.This flourish of a settlement seems to springout of the rocks and flow to the gorge’s base,and I would not have been surprised should Ifind a dragon guarding its entrance gates.I have arrived in Rocamadour as a finaldestination of a multi-day walking trip. AUNESCO Heritage Site, Rocamadour has beenan important religious site along the St James’Way pilgrimage route and is built around thechurch complex at the heart of its blueprint,stacked vertically on the rocks that drop 150meters onto the valley floors of the Alzou.Immediately visible from the top is the 19thCentury castle that was the access control ofthe religious compound below. I climb the14th Century ramparts to admire thepanoramic view of the surrounding gorge andthe wilderness whence I emerged. The castleitself is private and unfortunately does notallow visitors.Today, I will walk down the staircase from thecliff top to the valley floor. Back in the MiddleAges, tired pilgrims would have traced thetrails along the river from beyond to climb the216 stone steps of the Grand Escalier on theirknees as an act of penance, to pray to and askfor a miracle from the Notre-Dame ofRocamadour, the Black Virgin.
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contentsFeaturesProvence SpecialWe
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RecipesDelicious French dishes and
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Pays de SaultThere are few more bre
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Vaison-la-RomaineVaison-la-Romaine
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Spotlight on Apt
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Page 29 and 30: However, Provence has so much more
Page 31 and 32: Photo: Raina StinsonSuperb Simiane-
Page 35 and 36: Stunning Saint-Remy-de-ProvenceEven
Page 37 and 38: The joie de vivre ofTourrettes-sur-
Page 39 and 40: In summer, the leaf is cut and sent
Page 41 and 42: Hikes, bikes and spas - Summer in L
Page 43 and 44: The quirky Museum ofMechanical Musi
Page 46 and 47: Les Gets foodie sceneApres ski isn
Page 48 and 49: Photo: Ruth CraferBest selling auth
Page 50 and 51: And I love Chartres, which is twinn
Page 52 and 53: Photo: Carcassonne Tourist OfficeI
Page 54 and 55: Bar Felix, Place Carnot, Carcassonn
Page 57 and 58: bring it to life.The City of Tears,
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Page 61 and 62: Noces de Feu - Puy du FouHow to des
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Page 66 and 67: Cinéscénie - a world class record
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Page 72 and 73: YOUR PHOTOSEvery weekend, we invite
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Page 79 and 80: Real France on your doorstepPas-de-
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Page 83 and 84: The couple’s creative flair shine
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Page 90 and 91: THEPYRÉNÉES-ORIENTALESwhere the m
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