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Cliffside Cafe, Gourdon, France: This place is perfect, both large but cozy, the décor is great. The menu changes every day, fresh products guaranteed and at a more than reasonable price.... Gourdon is a subprefecture of the Lot department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 3,981. The small town, not far from Rocamadour, is situated close to the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Wikipedia
Pont du Gard, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France: The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km to the Roman colony of Nemausus. It crosses the river Gardon near the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard in southern France. The Pont du Gard is one of the best preserved Roman aqueduct bridges. Wikipedia
Conques-en-Rouergue, France: Conques-en-Rouergue is a commune in the department of Aveyron, southern France. It lies on the Lot river. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Conques, Grand-Vabre, Noailhac and Saint-Cyprien-sur-Dourdou. Wikipedia
Narbonne Cathedral, Narbonne, France: Narbonne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Narbonne, France. The cathedral is a national monument and dedicated to Saints Justus and Pastor. It was the seat of the Archbishop of Narbonne until the Archbishopric was merged into the Diocese of Carcassonne under the Concordat of 1801. Wikipedia
Sainte Cécile Cathedral, Albi, France: The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi, also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic style. Wikipedia
Albi, France: Albi is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called Albigensians. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Albi. The episcopal city, around the Cathedral Sainte-Cécile, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2010 for its unique architecture. The site includes the Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, dedicated to the artist who was born in Albi. Wikipedia
Sainte cecile Stairs, Sainte Cécile Cathedral, Albi, France: The Cathedral of Saint Cecilia of Albi, also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic style. Wikipedia
Palais de la Berbie, Albi, France: The Berbie Palace is a former urban castle of the bishops of Albi, built in 1228 and 13081, which stands in the French commune of Albi, in southwestern France. Built during the second half of the thirteenth century, under the episcopate of three successive bishops, its construction took about fifty years. Intended as a prestigious residence by Durand de Beaucaire, it became a fortress under Bernard II and Bernard III, in the face of the hostility of the Albigensian population, both economically and religiously, with the Cathar heresy. Wikipedia
Collioure, France: Collioure is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Historically and culturally, the commune is in Roussillon, a former province of the kingdom of France, which existed from 1659 to 1790 and which covered the three vigueries of Roussillon, Conflent and Cerdanya. Collioure is a rural and coastal municipality. It is in the agglomeration of Saint-Cyprien. Wikipedia
Sanctuary of Rocamadour, France: The sanctuary in Rocamadour, also known as the Religious City of Rocamadour, is built against the cliffs above the medieval village and accessed from the village by a staircase called the Grand Escalier or by a lift (charge payable). The monuments in the sanctuary are together listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO...Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. Wikipedia
Rocamadour, France: Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. Rocamadour has attracted visitors for its setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River Dordogne and especially for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which for centuries has attracted pilgrims from many countries, among them kings, bishops and nobles. Wikipedia
Equestrian show in Rocamadour, France: At the Durandal park in Rocamadour, equestrian shows are offered, including the Durandal VS Excalibur.The story goes that the knight Roland de Roncesveaux threw the Durandal sword across the valley in order to hide it from the Saracens. It then crossed several hundred kilometers before freezing in the rock of Notre-Dame de Rocamadour. The history of the already incredible sword is revisited here by a dozen characters, all outstanding riders and stuntmen..... Durendal, also spelled Durandal, is the sword of Roland, a legendary paladin and partially historical officer of Charlemagne in French epic literature. It is also said to have belonged to young Charlemagne at one point, and, passing through Saracen hands, came to be owned by Roland. Wikipedia
Rocamadour, A sacred city in Balance, France: Panorama of the House of Mary, the Abbey Palace, the Sanctuaries and the castle. etc. Rocamadour is a small cliffside village in south-central France. It is known for its Religious City, a complex of religious buildings accessible by the Grand Staircase. Among these buildings are the Notre-Dame chapel, with its statue of the Black Madonna, and the Saint-Sauveur basilica, of Romanesque-Gothic architecture. The Monkey Forest, a park where macaques live freely, is located in the northeast. The Rocher des Aigles ornithological park is to the west... Sanctuary, where Roland's sword is located.... Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. Wikipedia
Castle & Village, Rocamadour, France: The chateau and village of Rocamadour. Situated on a cliff over the Lot River (a tributary of the Dordogne), Rocamadour is the second most visited site in France...Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. Wikipedia
Perpignan, France: Perpignan is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. Wikipedia
Castillet, Perpignan, France: Le Castillet is a monument in the city of Perpignan which was alternately the city gate and state prison. Today it houses the Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions. It was also called at certain times Baluard. Perpignan France...The Castillet means small castle is an ancient fortification and city gate located in Perpignan. Wikipedia
Perpignan, France: Perpignan is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea and the scrublands of the Corbières massif. It is the centre of the Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole metropolitan area. Wikipedia
Najac, France: Najac is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Najac station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac. Najac village is set along a ridge above a bend in the river Aveyron. In the earlier part of the 20th century the village had around 2,000 people but it suffered marked population decline as workers migrated to towns and cities. Several films concern the village and its surrounds, for example, La Vie Comme Elle Va. Wikipedia
Uzès, France: Uzès is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Originally Ucetia or Eutica in Latin, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Alzon river, at Fontaine d'Eure, from where a Roman aqueduct was built in the first century BC, to supply water to the city of Nîmes, 50 kilometres away. The most famous stretch of the aqueduct is the Pont du Gard, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which carried fresh water over splendid arches across the Gardon river. Wikipedia