in Lourdes you pray and feel close to god.
Lourdes is not just a place to pray it is also a place to be healed in the waters, see a statue of our lady where she appeared to St Bernadette, and to feel happy. It depends on what you want to do. If you are travelling with a group or on pirlgrimage you will probably be given a programme of ceremonies to follow, there is usually a notice board in the hotel with programmes for groups staying in that hotel. Visit the sanctuaries, the Grotto where Our Lady appeared 18 times to St. Bernadette. Take part in the Baths and Processions. Visit The Boly Mill where St Bernadette was born and The Cachot where she lived at the me of the apparitions. There is an information forum within the sanctuaries where you can get information about times and organised guided tours. If you are travelling on holiday ther are alot of tourist attractions outside of the religious programme, The Chateau Fort, or the Pic du Jer hich has a funicular up to almost 3,000 feet giving you magnificant views of the Pyrenees. Find an excursion agency that run coach trips to the Pyrenees, The Basque Country and down into Spain, again there should be information at the hotel reception or on the notice board of these. There is a train station within walking distance of all the hotels if you wish to discover the surrounding area, Tarbes, Pau etc. The town itself is small, dont expect great shopping unless you are looking for religious souvenirs. There is also a Tourist office in the town centre behind the War memorial that will give you any info you need. Enjoy your trip.
It is mainly of interest to Christians, so it is mostly Christians that go, but anyone can go to Lourdes.
Both are places of pilgrimage. The Ganges is visited by Hindus and Lourdes by Christians.
Many bathe in the waters of Lourdes, especially if they are fatally ill or severly disabled, hoping to be cured(& they usually are).
Lourdes is a popular destination.
Supposedly, the Virgin Mary appeared to a girl named Bernadette in Lourdes. It is now considered a holy place and a pilgrimage site for Christians. Many Christians believe if you go there it will heal you from illnesses.
Hundreds of thousands go every year.
32 million people every year
There are no special rules for food in Lourdes, so people can eat what they want. There are many hotels and restaurants there so there is a wide range of types of food available.
Lourdes is located in South-Western France, close to the Spanish border. It is about halfway between the town of Toulouse and the Atlantic ocean, close to the town of Tarbes.
Lourdes is important to Christians because Our Lady appeared to St Bernadette and led her to a spring with healing water. Many people have been healed from the water and many Catholics go on pilgrimage to Lourdes..Catholic AnswerThe most important thing about Lourdes is God's message to us, which He sent via the Blessed Virgin Mary: poverty, prayer, penance, and the Church. The healings are just miracles attesting to the fact that this is a genuine miracle and we are to listen to it. In all the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin she has only appeared to reinforce the message of the Scriptures and Holy Church.
Christians don't have to go to Lourdes any time. Being a christian does not require believers to go on pilgrimages to any place for any reason because Christianity is not about about how many times you go somewhere or how many times you pray each day- that is religion. Christianity is about a persons relationship to God not religion.
The Basilica of Lourdes Lourdes Castle Lourdes Spring