View facing the other way

These pictures give an idea of just how inaccessible Conques is. The river is at the bottom of the valley, some way below where this is taken. To reach the town, it is necessary to come over the mountains, climb down to cross the river, and climb back up to the town. Pilgrims must really have believed that they risked the fate of the damned depicted over the door, or they would never have come to such an out of the way place.

Even more amazingly, St Foy had a particular reputation for curing blindness, so many of the people who made the journey here must have had poor sight or no sight. Even with someone acting as guide, it is hard to imagine how anyone who couldn't see could ever manage to get here.