Lourdes Trip Overview
Lourdes is world-famous for being the 1st French shrine and the 3rd in the world, after the Vatican and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Whether you are a believer or not, you will be enchanted by the unique atmosphere that makes Lourdes so special and come to understand why 6 million people a year make the journey to the otherwise tranquil town located at the foothills of the Pyrenees.
Explore with your guide the town of Lourdes and follow the path of Bernadette visit the houses where she lived and presbytery.
Visit together the shrine and hear the most beautiful histories of Our Lady Mary apparitions
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Duration: 2 to 3 hours
Starts: Lourdes, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lourdes, Occitanie, France
Lourdes is world-famous for being the 1st French shrine and the 3rd in the world, after the Vatican and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Whether you are a believer or not, you will be enchanted by the unique atmosphere that makes Lourdes so special and come to understand why 6 million people a year make the journey to the otherwise tranquil town located at the foothills of the Pyrenees.
Explore with your guide the town of Lourdes and follow the path of Bernadette visit the houses where she lived and presbytery.
Visit together the shrine and hear the most beautiful histories of Our Lady Mary apparitions
Itinerary
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Stop At: Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees, Occitanie
City center and walk through the path of Bernadette
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lourdes, Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees, Occitanie
Lourdes Spiritual Tour
Explore one of the world’s most spiritual cities on a 2.5-hour walking tour of Lourdes and visit the sanctuary that has become one of the most visited pilgrim sites in the world.
Explore the city of Lourdes with a guide and learn more about the Mariana apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the mid 19th century. Follow in the footsteps of the peasant young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, and visit the 3 basilicas and Grotto of Massabielle that now attract pilgrims in search of healing and blessing.
Go to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes on the banks of the Gave de Pau River and see the miracle water taps around the grotto. Listen to the story of the 18 apparitions of the Immaculate Conception of 1858 before visit the underground Basilica PIO X and the relicaire of Saint John Paulo VI. Be astonish by its size built in 1958 to accommodate up to 25,000 pilgrims.
You will understand why 6 million visitors comme here every year.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
