On location

Lourdes is also a gateway to the Pyrenees Valleys and their treasures.

The Marian city of Lourdes is a pilgrimage hot spot attracting thousands of healthy and sick pilgrims in groups or alone from all over the world every year. 

Spending a few days in Lourdes gives you the chance to visit places imbued with history:

• Maison de Bernadette
• Cachot
• Musée de Lourdes
• Musée de la Nativité
• Musée Grévin
• Petit Lourdes
•  Château Fort - Musée Pyrénéen of art and tradition
• Pic du Jer – cable car and superb views of the Pyrenees’ peaks
• Around Lourdes – the lake, golf course and Lestelle Bétharram.

Nearby:

You can spend a day out visiting real Pyrenees treasures.

UNESCO World Heritage site Gavarnie and its circus, Pont d'Espagne bridge and Gaube Lake in Cauterets (also famous for its sweets) and Col du Tourmalet and Pic du Midi are listed as Grands Sites along with Lourdes.

Explore the Médous Caves in Bagnères de Bigorre, the Bétharram Caves on the way to Pau for their famous and remarkable excavations as well as Tarbes, Haras and Massey Park, home to the international Hussards Museum.
You may also want to try something new whilst you’re in Lourdes:

• White water rafting down the mountain streams to Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre, a caving hot spot
• Paragliding from Cabaliros or Hautacam resort
• Exploring the Pyrénées Park, Donjon des Aigles animal park and the Tropical Aquarium in the valley of Argeles-Gazost.

Further afield

Hop on the lovely Petit Train d'Artouste on the way to Spain to the Col du Pourtalet. We suggest you spend a day exploring the stunning scenery. You can also do a spot of shopping in the “ventas”.