Camino Photo of the Day: La Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste

This is the first chapel in Rocamadour’s Sanctuary district. It’s appropriate that it is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, since it is by Baptism that one enters into the Church. There’s a lovely little sign in three languages describing the place, and it ends with this suggestion, “This is the ideal opportunity to renew your baptismal vows.” I just love the traditional eight-sided font.

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.