Topped by twin cupolas 32m high, Cahors’ 12th-century cathedral might look a little tatty from outside, but as you enter it's hard to restrain a gasp at the vast frescoed dome overhead and the remarkably wide nave leading to the richly colored stained glass of the Gothic apse. From there a door leads into a vaulted 16th-century cloister.
On the north façade, an 1140s tympanum depicts Christ ascending surrounded by swooning angels and pious saints. The arch above sees a bizarre series of figures (and the odd horse) indulge in an orgy of stabbing, while further up humanoid faces grimace from buttress bosses.