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Covered Market:
OnceaparishchurchdedicatedtoSt.Marie,withamassive
lauzes
roof and a soaring bell tower, this building was converted into a gunpowder factory and
then a post office before becoming today's indoor market (daily 8:30-13:00). Marvel at
its tall, strangely modern, seven-ton doors. On the opposite side of the building, a mod-
ern, glass-sided
panoramic elevator
whisks tourists up through the center of the an-
cient church's bell tower for bird's-eye views over the rooftops (€5, buy tickets at TI,
5/hour, visit lasts 12 minutes, April-Dec daily, dependent on good weather and daylight
9:00-19:00, shorter hours off-season—check with TI for times). Your elevator operator
doubles as a guide, who gives a quick but effective history of Sarlat at the top (in English,
if the group is mostly English-speaking; if your visit is in French, use the good English
handout).
• When you've returned to earth, head back into Place de la Liberté and turn left up the
small lane past the big doors to meet the “Boy of Sarlat”—a statue marking the best view
over Place de la Liberté. Notice the cathedral's tower, with a salamander swinging hap-
pily from its spire. Turn around and find...
