Toulouse to Pyrenees Sanctuaries: Private Day Trip

Lourdes receives more than six million pilgrims every year and is one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world, featuring several important locations. The Grotto of Massabielle is the site of 18 Marian apparitions in 1858, reported by Bernadette Soubirous. Believers claim that on the ninth appearance, a healing spring appeared, which is now a major pilgrimage site. Pilgrims also favor the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, above the grotto, and the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, home to incredible mosaics. Finally, the massive underground Basilica of St. Pius X is a 20th-century addition that can hold around 25,000 people. Learn more: https://www.lourdes-france.org/

This incredible medieval village has been honored as one of the country’s most beautiful, and it’s easy to see why with a stroll along its cobblestone streets, fitted with half-timbered houses and stone ramparts. The crowning jewel of the village is the incredible Cathedral of Sainte-Marie, a Romanesque and Gothic structure famed for its carved wooden choir stalls. The stalls are Renaissance masterpieces, depicting almost 70 different biblical and mythological scenes. The spiritual significance and magnificent artistry, combined with incredible views over the Pyrenees and Garonne Valley, make this hilltop village an unforgettable destination.