Camino Photo of the Day: Entering Rudelle

After walking through farmland for about an hour, I arrived at the tiny village of Rudelle just before 9 AM. Despite its small size, this village has what looks like a castle keep. It was, once. Then in 1471, the local Cardaillac lord gave it to the inhabitants of the village, provided they kept it in repair at their own expense. This they did, and they asked that it be designated the local parish church, which it remains to this day. More on that tomorrow!

Date: 31 August 2023
Place: entering Rudelle, between Lacapelle-Marival and Gramat, Lot Département, Region of Occitanie, France

Maps!

The site I’ve been using for my daily maps, Gronze.com, while otherwise great, unfortunately doesn’t have maps for this variant. So here’s a map from my book Practical Pilgrimage showing the entirety of the three main variants and larger sub-variants. I walked the GR6 from Figeac to Rocamadour and the GR46 on to Cahors.