Via Podiensis: the Way of Rocamadour

From the sanctuary level at Rocamadour, it is possible to walk uphill even further. This is the Way of the Cross.

Each station is at the corner of a switchback trail going up the side of the cliff. 

I walked the Way and prayed at each station. It was an incredibly moving experience, both from the stations themselves, but perhaps also because of the trek to get to each one.

Near the top, there is a grotto containing a tableau of the final station, laying Jesus in the tomb.

At the very top of the hill is an empty cross made of wood brought back from the Holy Land. The plaque below it simply says: 

He was dead
He is alive
He will return in glory

A friend had asked me to lay shells for her at places I found appropriate. I laid the first of these shells atop the plaque at the foot of the cross.