Rocamadour
In the heart of Haut-Quercy , this Marian city has been a renowned place of pilgrimage since the 12th century, frequented since the Middle Ages by many "roumieux" who come to venerate the Black Virgin and the tomb of Saint Amadour .
Rocamadour, "citadel of Faith", is also a leading tourist site, one of the most visited in France with 1.5 million visitors per year, after Mont-Saint-Michel , the city of Carcassonne , the Eiffel Tower and the Palace of Versailles .
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The Padirac Chasm
The Gouffre de Padirac is the monumental entrance to a natural cavity , located in the Lot region of France , with a diameter of approximately 35 metres. At the bottom of this chasm , at a depth of 103 metres, flows an underground river that runs through part of a large network of over 40 kilometres of development.
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Saint Cirq Lapopie
This medieval village overlooking the Lot was ranked "Favorite Village of the French" during a program broadcast on France 2 on June 26, 2012
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Pech Merle Cave
The Pech Merle cave is a prehistoric decorated cave located in the commune of Cabrerets . It opens into a hill (pech in Occitan ) overlooking the valleys of the Sagne and the Célé , in Quercy .
This grotto, like several others, has been compared to the Sistine Chapel and this comparison is attributed to Abbé Breuil quite long ago.
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Cahors and the Valentré Bridge
The Valentré Bridge (in Occitan : Pont de Balandras), also called the Devil's Bridge, is a 14th-century fortified bridge crossing the Lot River west of Cahors , France .
The Valentré Bridge is listed as a historic monument in 1840 and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998, as part of the Routes of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle in France.