Places to see in ( Lourdes - France )
Places to see in ( Lourdes - 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 (Grotto of the Apparitions) where, in 1858, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a local woman. In the grotto, pilgrims can drink or bathe in water flowing from a spring.
Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Château fort de Lourdes, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center.
In 1858 Lourdes rose to prominence in France and abroad due to the Marian apparitions claimed to have been seen by the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, who was later canonized. Shortly thereafter the city with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes became one of the world's most important sites of pilgrimage and religious tourism. Today Lourdes hosts around six million visitors every year from all corners of the world. This constant stream of pilgrims and tourists transformed quiet Lourdes into the second most important center of tourism in France, second only to Paris, and the third most important site of international Catholic pilgrimage after Rome and the Holy Land. As of 2011, of French cities only Paris had more hotel capacity.
According to believers, the Virgin Mary appeared to Marie-Bernadette Soubirous on a total of eighteen occasions at Lourdes. Lourdes has become a major place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage and of miraculous healings. The 150th Jubilee of the first apparition took place on 11 February 2008 with an outdoor Mass attended by approximately 45,000 pilgrims.
Lourdes is located in southern France in the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains near the prime meridian. It is overlooked from the south by the Pyrenean peaks of Aneto, Montaigu, and Vignemale (3,298 m), while around the town there are three summits reaching up to 1,000 m (3,280.84 ft) which are known as the Béout, the Petit Jer (with its three crosses) and the Grand Jer (with its single cross) which overlook the town. The Grand Jer is accessible via the funicular railway of the Pic du Jer. The Béout was once accessible by cable car, although this has fallen into disrepair. A pavilion is still visible on the summit.
The current municipal area of Lourdes was inhabited in prehistoric times. In Roman times it had to be, since the first century BC, an oppidum hill where today stands the fortress, as it is testified by the numerous finds came to light in the second half of the nineteenth century (remains of walls, fragments of statues and tombstones). At the foot of the citadel stood a pagan temple dedicated to the gods of water, whose buildings have come partially to light soon after the demolition of the parish of Saint Pierre
Yearly from March to October the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a place of mass pilgrimage from Europe and other parts of the world. The spring water from the grotto is believed by some to possess healing properties. The five-domed St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lourdes was designed by Myroslav Nimciv, while its Byzantine interior polychrome decorations were executed by artist Jerzy Nowosielski. The church is about a 10-minute walk from the basilica and the grotto, on a street named in honour of Ukraine, 8 Rue de l'Ukraine, situated on a narrow piece of property close to the railroad station. Visible from the basilica, the height of the building makes up for its breadth.
Alot to see in Lourdes such as :
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
Rosary Basilica
Ossau Valley
Château fort de Lourdes
Funiculaire du Pic du Jer
Basilica of St. Pius X
Jardin Massey
Musée de Cire
Le Cachot
Musée du Petit Lourdes
Maison Paternelle Sainte-Bernadette
Musée de la Médaille Miraculeuse
Pyrénées Animal Park
Massabielle Grotto
Grottes de Bétharram
Castle Fort Pyrenean Museum
Réserve naturelle régionale du massif du Pibeste-Aoulhet
Église Sainte-Bernadette de Lourdes
Musee Sainte Bernadette
Abri Saint Michel
La Ferme Du bon'air
Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Bétharram
The Rose Garden of St. Vincent
Téléphérique du Béout
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Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France - St Bernadette Museum
Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France - St Bernadette Museum, October 2007
JWTT: Castle & Museo De Pyreneen in Lourdes, France Oct 2014
The château fort de Lourdes is a historic castle located in Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France. It is strategically placed at the entrance to the seven valleys of the Lavedan.
The Notre-Dame-du-Château chapel houses the furniture of the former parish church of Saint-Pierre de Lourdes, destroyed in 1904. The present chapel is constructed with recycled material from Saint-Pierre de Lourdes.
All Day in Lourdes France
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Musée de cire à Lourdes
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La Petite Maison de Bernadette à Lourdes (France)
Située dans le sanctuaire de Lourdes, la Petite Maison de Bernadette (gratuite) est ouverte durant les vacances scolaires. Toute une palette de jeux et d'activités, en fonction des âges, est proposée aux enfants accompagnés pour découvrir le message de Lourdes (à partir de 2 ans jusqu'à 12 ans). Une vidéo de L. Jarneau. Plus de renseignements sur le site officie du sanctuaire dans la rubrique Séjour à Lourdes.
Un arc-en-ciel au-dessus du sanctuaire de Lourdes (France)
Images prises jeudi matin 20 décembre 2012. L'arc-en-ciel semble indiquer l'endroit exact de la Grotte des apparitions. Une vidéo de L. Jarneau diffusée sur TV Lourdes pour le site officiel des Sanctuaires
The story of Bernadette in Lourdes at Museum
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Château fort de Lourdes - France 2019
This thousand-year-old fortress, which has never been conquered, is a listed historical monument and a museum of France.
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Lourdes France : The Path to Bartrès (Il cammino di Bartrès)
Bernadette Soubirous stayed several times in the small village of Bartres, located 4km north of Lourdes. A path, opened in 2000, connects Bartres and Lourdes. This video shows a group of teenagers walking towards Bartres. In Bartrès, several places are frequently visited: a sheep and the parish church. A film by Laurent Jarneau --- ITALIANO Bernardetta Soubirous viveva a più riprese nel piccolo villaggio di Bartrès situato 4 km a nord di Lourdes. Questo video mostra un gruppo di giovani pellegrini in marcia verso Bartrès. In Bartrès, molti luoghi sono frequentati : una pecora e la chiesa parrocchiale. Un film di Laurent Jarneau.
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Places to see in ( Lourdes - France ) Chateau Fort of Lourdes
Places to see in ( Lourdes - France ) Chateau Fort of Lourdes
The château fort de Lourdes is a historic castle located in Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France. It is strategically placed at the entrance to the seven valleys of the Lavedan. Since 1933, it has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Besieged in 778 by Charlemagne, it became the residence of the Counts of Bigorre in the 11th and 12th centuries. In the 13th century, it passed into the possession of the Counts of Champagne, part of the kingdom of Navarre before coming under the crown of France under Philippe le Bel. It was ceded to the English by the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360, before returning to France at the start of the 15th century after two sieges. In the 17th century, the castle became a royal prison, and a state prison after the French Revolution, continuing in this role until the start of the 20th century when it became the Pyrenean Museum (Musée Pyrénéen) (1921) which it remains
The castle's origins go back to Roman times. Various remains from this era (fragments of sculpture, votive offerings, wall foundations) were brought to light by military engineering work in the 19th century. However, a consequence of these works was the destruction of the greater part of the ancient walls. The finds are exhibited on the site.
Today, the oldest remains date from the 11th and 12th centuries and consist of the foundations of the present fortifications. The castle was reinforced in the 13th and 14th centuries (construction of the keep), and again in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Notre-Dame-du-Château chapel houses the furniture of the former parish church of Saint-Pierre de Lourdes, destroyed in 1904. The present chapel is constructed with recycled material from Saint-Pierre de Lourdes.
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MUSÉE DE CIRE DE LOURDES
Wax Museum of Lourdes France
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Revivez la naissance de Lourdes en suivant les traces de Bernadette Soubirous, et laissez vous transporter par la foi immuable de cette sainte.
Lourdes | France
This video was filmed in Lourdes, South of France near Toulouse. A place you should visit at least once in your life time.
From Toronto to Paris or London and then to Toulouse.
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Le pèlerinage sur les pas de Bernadette
Peregrinación siguiendo los pasos de santa Bernadette
The pilgrimage in the footsteps of Bernadette
Music - LA GLORIA DE DIOS. Paroles : Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, adaptation de Grace Kelly Musique : Grace Kelly Arrangements : Paul Hoyle - Grammy Award Winner.
Artist Deborah De Robertis flashes Paris museum goers on May 2014
Our Lady At Musee De Lourdes
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