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Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe

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Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe | The Church on the Volcano | France

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Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe, France

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Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is a chapel in Aiguilhe, near Le Puy-en-Velay, France. It was built in 969 on a volcanic plug 85 metres (279 ft) high. The chapel is reached by 268 steps carved into the rock. It was built to celebrate the return from the pilgrimage of Saint James.