Lourdes
Town in France
Lourdes is a town in southwestern France, in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains. It’s known for the Sanctuaires Notre-Dame de Lourdes, or the Domain, a major Catholic pilgrimage site. Each year, millions visit the Grotto of Massabielle...
Area1: 36.94 km2 (14.26 sq mi)
Department: Hautes-Pyrénées
Elevation: 343–960 m (1,125–3,150 ft)
INSEE/Postal code: 65286 /65100
Population (2021): 13,509
Region: Occitania
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Lourdes is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France.
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Every year, Lourdes welcomes millions of pilgrims and visitors from all over the world, following in Bernadette Soubirous' footsteps on their pilgrimage.
Experience day pilgrims and discover the beauty of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary as well as her message of peace, comfort and hope.
A pilgrimage to Lourdes should always include a minimum of three nights, or two full days to fully experience everything the Shrine has to offer.
The pilgrimage of Lourdes is founded on the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin to a poor, fourteen-year-old girl, Bernadette Soubiroux. The first apparition ...
More than 3 million visitors, pilgrims and tourists come each year to the Grotto of Massabielle, where the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette 18 times in 1858.
6 days ago · It is bounded by the région of Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the west, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to the north, and Provence–Alpes–Côte d'Azur to the east.
Lourdes has become one of the holiest Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, visited annually by more than five million people who come in search of healing ...
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