Lourdes in the northern foothills of the Pyrenees

4 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Lourdes Basilica © Darreenvt

Lourdes Basilica © Darreenvt

Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France. Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes said to have occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous. At that time, the most prominent feature of the town was the fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its centre.   read more…

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