Experience the Lourdes pilgrimage
Day Pilgrims
Allowing everyone to discover or rediscover the beauty and simplicity of this place of the apparitions of the
Virgin Mary and her message of peace, comfort and hope which is so relevant today.
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Coming to Lourdes
Further information on the Lourdes Tourist Office website
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Tarbes-Lourdes International Airport (TLP) is located fifteen minutes from the Sanctuary. Lourdes is also accessible from Pau airport (PUF, 45 km away) and Toulouse-Blagnac airport (TLS, 180 km away).
You can reach Lourdes by train, departing from the main cities of France. When you arrive at Lourdes station, you will find city buses that will take you to the Sanctuary.
You can get to Lourdes by car, via the A64 motorway from Toulouse or the A65 from Bordeaux. Several parking areas are available in the city.
Entrust your prayer to the “Chapelains”
News from the Sanctuary
Find information about the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
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Coming to Lourdes in procession
Every day, pilgrims to Lourdes are invited to take part in the processions organised by the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Come to Lourdes and walk in Bernadette’s footsteps
Walk in the footsteps of Bernadette in Lourdes, following a route that takes in the key places where she lived in 1858.
Come to Lourdes and become a “Pilgrim for a day”
Venez à Lourdes et devenez « Pèlerin d’un jour ». Les activités proposées par le Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes pour la saison 2024.
The statue of the Virgin of Lourdes is 160 years old
The Virgin appeared to Bernadette eighteen times in 1858. In 1863, the sculptor Joseph Fabisch was chosen to create the statue of the Virgin.
Celebrate Easter with the colours of the HCPT pilgrimage
From 30th March to 7th April, the joyful HCPT pilgrimage (Handicapped Children Pilgrimage Trust, an English-speaking association supporting sick or disabled children on pilgrimage), recognisable by its caps and hats decorated with all sorts of accessories, will be spreading its … Continued
The Lourdes pilgrimage
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Young people in Lourdes
The Young People’s Pastoral Care team at the Sanctuary gives advice and helps develop a programme for your pilgrimage.
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