Sitting high on top of the town of Rocamadour is the Chateau de Rocamadour, originally built in the 14th-century to protect the sanctuaries and pilgrimage sites.
From the remaining parts of the ramparts you can walk out to spectacular views over the Alzou valley and down on to Rocamadour itself. Although the two areas of remaining ramparts no longer link up, you can imagine the view that soldiers might have once had whilst trying to defend the religious site against attack.
