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Grotte de l'apparition – Saint Michael's Gate loop from Lourdes

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Grotte de l'apparition – Saint Michael's Gate loop from Lourdes

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Grotte de l'apparition – Saint Michael's Gate loop from Lourdes

01:16

4.63km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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729 m

Bernadette Soubirous' Family Home

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The Maison Paternelle, known as the "Moulin Lacadé," was Bernadette's childhood home. It was donated by Father Peyramale, the parish priest.
Inside, you'll discover furniture, objects, and photographs belonging to the Soubirous family. The house is still run by Bernadette's descendants.
Admission €2.50

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795 m

A narrow piece of house 🏠

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A really, really narrow house!

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1.69 km

Lourdes pilgrimage place of pilgrimage

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The city of Lourdes lies in the foothills of the Pyrenees and is known worldwide for its Catholic Marian pilgrimage sites, the so-called "Sacred Precinct." Every year, nearly 6 million visitors flock to the Grotto of Massabielle, where, according to legend, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young local girl in 1858.

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1.84 km

Grotte de l'apparition

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This rock grotto, then still outside the village, was the spot where Our Lady appeared to 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Bernadette later became a nun and died at the age of just 35. On December 8, 1933 (the Feast of the Immaculate Conception), she was canonized by Pope Pius XI.

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2.71 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

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Lourdes is a city in southwest France in the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is known all over the world for its Catholic Marian shrines, the so-called "Holy District". Year after year, millions of visitors flock to the Grotto of Massabielle, where, according to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to a young local girl in 1858. Pilgrims can either drink or bathe in the water that gushes from a spring in the grotto.

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Lourdes sanctuary estate

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The grotto of Lourdes is one of the places of the greatest importance for devout Christians.

Since the apparitions of the Virgin in the time of Marie-Bernadette Soubirous, the place has changed a lot. It has been laid out in such a way that it can accommodate a crowd of pilgrims, which are still numerous year after year. On both sides of the Gave de Pau, there are many monuments.

In addition to the Grotto of Massabelle, which with the water from the Grotto and the swimming pools represents a bit of the "holy of holies", the imposing church of Sainte-Bernadette is impressive.

The route also takes you to the Eucharist adoration tent, the Pieta, the adoration chapel and the so-called Matter Dolorosa.

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3.47 km

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

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La Spettacolare🌈 Architettura della Basilica💒di Lourdes

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3.59 km

Saint Michael's Gate

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Main portal to the sacred precinct, open from 6am to 11.30pm

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4.63 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.65 km

1.04 km

986 m

913 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.41 km

651 m

539 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

28°C

16°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 27, 2026,Un temps d'arrêt à Lourdes (65) - 27 06 2026

Previously at the lake of Estaing, while we were having a coffee, I still wanted to check the train times to return to Pau from Lourdes... There was one at 5:30 PM and another at 6:45 PM, the latter allowing me to stay a little longer with the family... That was without counting on Miss Heatwave who was going to …

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September 8, 2024,🇫🇷Lourdes

We were actually supposed to go to Andorra, but there are traffic jams in the mountains too, and one of them went up to the border with Andorra in France. Luckily we were able to change our plans, we landed in Biert yesterday and today we are on our way to the Col d'Aubisque in Lourdes.
Now we are not …

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October 31, 2024,Balade au Sanctuaire et dans le centre-ville de Lourdes (65)

Lourdes and its Sanctuary, you don't need to be a Christian to go there and admire the various religious buildings... as we were talking about with my son, what city would Lourdes have been without Bernadette? I don't go to church but I'm always happy to go into one of them, our ancestors often did great things... the shops closest …

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Grotte de l'apparition – Saint Michael's Gate loop from Lourdes

Bernadette Soubirous' Family Home

A narrow piece of house 🏠

Lourdes pilgrimage place of pilgrimage

Grotte de l'apparition

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

Lourdes sanctuary estate

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

Saint Michael's Gate

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