Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors

Cahors

A stage on the Via Podiensis, the cathedral has one of the rare French naves vaulted with two great domes on pendentives, an architectural solution of Byzantine inspiration uncommon in French Romanesque. The Flamboyant cloister, rebuilt at the very end of the 15th century, contrasts with the sobriety of the Romanesque nave. Together with the neighbouring Pont Valentré — a 14th-century fortified bridge spanning the Lot — it forms one of the Cahors ensembles listed by UNESCO in 1998 as part of the routes to Compostela.

Getting there : Free admission to the nave

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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