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La Maison du Pèlerin
12 avenue Maransin
65100 Lourdes
Tél : +33 (0)5.62.94.70.05
Fax : +33 (0)5.62.94.98.95
lourdes.la.maison.du.pelerin@wanadoo.fr
Shrines in France
Other than Lourdes, there are other shrines in France. You will find here their history and practical information about the other shrines in France to help you organize your pilgrimage.
Feel free to contact the Maison du Pèlerin whilst preparing your pilgrimage. Transport, accommodation, mass: we take care of everything!
The sanctuary of Nevers, France
700 km away from Lourdes, Bernadette Soubirous's place of birth, you will find Nevers, where Bernadette rests in a reliquary in the Saint Gildard chapel.
Saint Anne d'Auray is a little village which counts less than 2,200 inhabitants, located in the Morbihan (Brittany). It is Brittany's principal place of pilgrimage.
Also called the city of the “Sacred Heart”, Paray le Monial has to be your next step in your pilgrimage. Visit Burgundy!
Thanks to the miracles listed at the beginning of the 12t century, the Rocamadour shrines are one of the most appreciated pilgrimage destinations since more than 800 years.
The shrine of le Puy en Velay was built in the Middle Age. But this small village is also famous for being one of the departure points of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
Prepare to engage in prayer in lower Normandy: in the middle of valleys and hedged farmlands you will find the Saint Pierre de Lisieux cathedral, one of the most famous places of pilgrimage in France.
The Chartres cathedral and its 2,600 sqm of stained glass is in itself a Christian encyclopaedia made out of stone and glass. This very famous pilgrimage place is worth being seen.