Welcome to Lourdes
The forested foothills of the Pyrenees mountains provide storybook surroundings for one of Europe's most significant Catholic pilgrimage sites. Pilgrims flock to bathe in the holy water, said to cure all manner of ailments, but even non-believers will be enraptured by the glorious Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, with its Gothic spires and sacred Grotto of Massabielle. Drinking in the mountain views from the hilltop Château Fort and Pic du Jer funicular and joining the congregation for the nightly torchlight procession are other top things to do in Lourdes.
