Set amid a dramatic landscape, Rocamadour is suspended majestically over the gorge of the river Alzou. Devoted to the Virgin Mary, this village has remained a place of faith and pilgrimage for over 900 years. In 1166 the miraculously preserved body of St. Amadour was discovered close to the little chapel. This gave a new impetus to the pilgrimage and inspired the daring construction of 7 churches and a monastery clinging to the cliff-face just above the town. The Church of the Black Madonna and the Mircaulous Bell are located near the tomb of St. Amadour.