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Jul 12, 2006 - Cycle to Creysse via the Vallee de l'Ouyssee

Rocamadour was another mighty relgious and historical center, named after St. Amadour nee' Zacchaeus, a tax collector from Jericho in the time of Christ, who was apparently advised by the Virgin Mary to come to France and live out his years as a hermit. His body was discovered in the 12th Century, perfectly preserved. (Really I don't make this stuff up!) As tales of the miraculous find spread, the faithful began to arrive in droves from all over Europe, and the rest, as they say, is history! No, I really mean, history. That latter part...

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