Day 4 - Truffadou Steam Train & Rocamadour
Today's first stop is Martel, once a medieval 'city' of 7
towers, it now is classed as a picturesque village. Here, board the
restored Truffadou Steam Train for a round journey through the
surrounding countryside. Formerly used to transport truffles to the
village of St Denis, the railway first opened in 1889 to great
success and ran scheduled services for almost 100 years before
being repurposed as a tourist attraction.
Next, make a visit to the pilgrimage site of Rocamadour. Named
for St Amadour, a devout hermit whose body was discovered in a cave
in 1166, visitors and worshippers come here to witness the Black
Virgin, an 11th-century statue of the Virgin Mary still on display
in the chapel of St Michel. You could climb the 'Grand Escalier' -
216 steps to the top, though a lift is also available nowadays - to
visit some of the churches hewn from the rock.
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