In 600 kilometers from Paris there is a small and seemingly inconspicuous city called Lourdes. All its population can easily fit on one or two streets of one of European or Russian megacities. But the tourists who visit Lourdes annually, there are millions here. What is it that attracts a French provincial town? The story says that in the 19th century the young lady of Lourda named Bernadette Subira became the Virgin Mary herself. Wonderful adventures, according to the girl, occurred no more than 18 times.
For her revelations, Bernadette was repeatedly interrogated not only by church servants, but also by local officials and medical experts . Later the girl became a nun, she was canonized, and Lourdes turned into the most that neither is a European pilgrimage center . Crowds of tourists come here not only to get acquainted with the sights of the city, but also to get spiritual cleansing and bodily healing . By the way, here repeatedly cases of medical treatment, inexplicable from the point of view of medicine, were officially registered, people who suffered from severe illnesses .
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How to get there
Despite the fact that Lourdes is located far from Paris, it is easy to get to. From the French capital, many trains follow here. In order to save time and money, it is better to choose a direct route. High-speed train Paris - Lourdes teaches you exactly six hours and ten minutes. Tickets for one person in a first class car will cost an average of 98 EUR. If you get to Lourdes with transfers, the train journey can take up to 23 hours, and for tickets you will have to shell out for 125 EUR and above.
You can also fly to the desired city by plane, especially since there are many docking flights directly from the Russian capital. The road by air in one direction will take an average of eight to nine hours, because during the air trip there is a transfer in Paris. Direct flights Moscow - Lourdes, alas, for today there. Flights in this direction are serviced by Air France. Tickets for a plane there and back in an economy class will cost an average of 45,000 rubles. (per person).
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Hotels
Despite its modest size, Lourdes in terms of the number of hotels can give odds to any large European city . Only three-star hotels there are more than 60, and "dvushek" - more than 30 . Hotels higher than the status in Lourdes is not much - about 15 . And if your trip here is designed for two or three days, live in a five-star hotel is not necessary . Moreover, the "treshki" in Lourdes offer tourists everything they need: from a close location to the chapters th temple complex of the city, to the air conditioning, satellite TV, equipped kitchen, free Wi-Fi and a continental breakfast each morning .
By the way, the tourist season here begins already in April and lasts until October. This is to the fact that if your trip to Lourdes is far from pilgrimage, here it is worth traveling at another time, when there is not such an agiotage and congestion of people. For comparison, to stay in a five-star hotel, for a double room you will have to pay from 4000-5000 rub
Book popular Lourdes hotels at the best prices
| Lorda Appart'hôtel from 3 925 rub Lourdes 18 Esplanade du Paradis | Hôtel Le Méditerranée from 4,476 rubles Lourdes 23, avenue du Paradis | Hôtel La Solitude from 4 132 rubles Lourdes 3 Passage Saint Louis, Avenue B. Soubirous - Bp 83 |
| Résidence du Soleil from 2 686 rubles Lourdes 7 rue Louis Pomès | Hôtel Roissy from 3 650 rubles Lourdes 16, Avenue Mgr. Schoepfer | Appart'hôtel - Résidence la Closeraie from 2 617 rubles Lourdes 31, Avenue de la Gare |
| Hôtel Au Petit Languedoc from 2 617 rubles Lourdes Avenue Paradis , 4 impasse du Beout | Hôtel La Coupole from 2 755 rubles Lourdes 20 boulevard de la Grotte | Appart'hôtel Saint Jean from 2 755 rubles Lourdes 1 Avenue du Paradis |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Lourda
The main place where all tourists try to get to without exception is the temple complex of Notre Dame de Lourdes . It was built on the place where, according to the legend , Bernadette was the Virgin Mary . To the sanctuary leads the round bridge of St. Michel, the very same temple has two high basilicas and is capable of enclosing at the same time up to 20 thousand pilgrims . Inside Notre Dame de Lourdes there is a statue of the Virgin Mary, as well as a healing spring and 17 fonts (they are divided into female and male) . Everyone can get water and bathe in the temple . As it was said above, from April to October there are prayer processions where all pilgrims can participate, without exception. .
In All prices are in March 2014