Places to Visit in Lourdes, France, Europe

Places to Visit in Lourdes, France, Europe

Lourdes is positioned in the southwestern part of the France is a commune in Hautes-Pyrenees department in the region of Midi-Pyrenees and spans a total area of 36.94 square kilometers (14.26 square miles) positioned at a highest elevation of 960 meters (3,150 feet).

Lourdes is renowned for “Our Lady of Lourdes” in the world visited by millions of devotees from the globe and the economy of the commune depends on agriculture, tourism and hotels. Lourdes is surrounded by Pontacq, Ossun, Lanne, Argeles-Gazost, Asson, Nay, Tarbes, Juillan, and Trebons and Paris is situated at the distance of 830 kilometers from Lourdes city. Coordinates of Lourdes are 43.1000° N, 0.0500° W.

Attractions in Lourdes:

Our Lady of Lourdes:

Our Lady of Lourdes is placed at the distance of 2 kilometers from center of the city is one of the main Roman Catholic pilgrimage center in the country and the church completed its 150^th jubilee in the year 2008 and millions of pilgrims visit the site throughout the year and special coach and buses will function from various countries.

La Basilique Supérieure:

La Basilique Supérieure is a historic building in Lourdes situated on the top of the hill and the construction of the church was completed in 1876 and has 70 meters high tower is visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year.

Musée Pyrénéen:

Musée Pyrénéen is placed less than kilometers distance from center of the city was established in the year 1920, museum presents exhibitions with a theme and the majority of the display is devoted to the appearance of statues of the Virgin.

Ukrainian Church:

Ukrainian Church is located just a few kilometers away from the center of the commune was designed by Myroslav Nimciv and constructed during Byzantine rule and the church is crowded throughout the year.

Other places to visit in Lourdes:

The Rosary Basilica
The Grotto of Massabielle
The Wax Museum
Musée Ste-Bernadette
Le Moulin Lacadé
Musée Grévin
Château-Fort de Lourdes

Best time to visit Lourdes:

Lourdes experiences polar tundra climate and average temperature varies from 1° C to 25° C and warm season is from June to September and cold season is from November to March and best time to visit Lourdes is from June to September.

Transportation to Lourdes:

By Flight:

Tarbes – Lourdes Pyrenees Airport is 20 minutes drive (14 kilometers) from Lourdes is a small domestic airport operates regular flights to Paris and seasonal flights to Brussels, Mostar, Rome, Naples, Bergamo, London-Stansted and Barcelona.

By Train:

Lourdes Railway Station is situated middle of the city and numerous trains will function from Paris, Pau, Bayonne/Biarritz, and Toulouse.

By Bus:

Lourdes receives buses and coach from different parts of the country and from neighboring country as well and taxis are available throughout the town and cars and bikes can be rented in the Lourdes.

Accommodation in Lourdes:

Lourdes is one of the renowned tourist destination in the country and the accommodation here offers you charm, elegance and comfort together with a welcoming and dynamic staff and all the major hotels in the city situated close to tourist destinations and hotels are equipped with business center, disabled access, tour desk, 24 hour reception, dry cleaning, air conditioned, convention center, currency exchange, meeting rooms, desk, direct dial phone, facsimile, wheelchair access, and family room etc. some of the hotels in Lourdes are as follows: