Atlas Obscura
Sainte Baume Grotto in Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, France
Reaching the grotto of St. Mary Magdalene requires an hour-long, stair-intensive hike up the mountain. According to tradition, she spent the last 30 years of her life here in contemplation. The church at the site houses some of her relics, reports vary, mentioning either an arm or a leg bone, and Dominican priests living at the site hold a daily mass at 11:00 a.m. Visitors should note that ther…