Camino Photo of the Day: Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Rocamadour

This is the entrance to the church of Notre Dame de Rocamadour. Within is the little statue known as the Black Madonna – more on that in coming days. The first small chapel was built into the cliff here in 1105. We don’t know exactly when the Black Madonna made her first appearance, but the first miracle attributed to her was recorded in 1148. Early pilgrims included Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came here in 1159 to give thanks for the healing of her husband, King Henry II of England. This present church was completed in the late 13th century.

Date: 01 September 2023
Place: Rocamadour, 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.