Lourdes Visitor Information
Part of the Bigorre region and within the Hautes-Pyrenees, Lourdes is visited by around five million pilgrims a year. With a daily mass, Lourdes is where traditionally the ill and needy come to be miraculously healed.
Places to see while you are here might include the Upper Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and the vast Basilica of Pius X, which contains up to 20,000 people within its chamber. Enjoy the fantastic views of the city and its surroundings from the fortified castle as well as its comprehensive collection of history and art. The Musee Pyreneen can be found inside the castle.
Although this is a sacred place of worship, many Roman Catholic pilgrims are outraged that the town has become somewhat commercialised. Lourdes has become ever so slightly tainted by the phenomena of the price tag but remains a deeply fulfilling spiritual experience.
