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High above a small town in France sits a beautiful chapel.
一个法国小镇之上，高高地耸立着一座漂亮的礼拜堂。
It's a long way to the top.
要登上这座教堂需要走很长一段路。
But you know what they say: the bigger the climb, the closer to God.
但俗话说得好，“爬得越高，离上帝越近。”
Chapel Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, otherwise known as Saint Micheal of the Needle,
圣米歇尔艾吉尔礼拜堂，又名“圣米歇尔针礼拜堂”，
is located in Le Puy-En-Velay, a town roughly six hours away from Paris.
坐落在距巴黎约6小时路程的小镇勒皮昂瓦莱。
Built atop an extinct volcanic plug that is believed to have formed over two million years ago,
礼拜堂凿于已经休眠的火山栓上，传闻这个火山栓已经有两百万年的历史，
this church rises nearly 300 feet from the ground and is dedicated to the Archangel Michael.
教堂距离地面近300英尺（约91米），专门供奉大天使迈克尔。
The church was commissioned by a bishop in the year 951,
教堂是951年一名主教委托修建的，
who wanted to commemorate his 1,000 mile journey back from the Pyrenees Mountain Range.
意在纪念他从比利牛斯山脉回来的1000英里之旅。
On average, the site receives just over 65,000 visitors each year.
这里平均每年接待6.5万多名游客。
And at 268 steps, the climb to the top is long.
教堂之下有268级台阶，登上教堂需要很长时间。
But the view is quite a reward,
但在上面能够看到超值的风景，
with a 360-degree look at the town including the surrounding volcanic formations.
360度无死角俯瞰整个小镇，包括周围的火山岩堆。
