
Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes
Sakralbau · LourdesThe Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic pilgrimage site of 52 hectares around the grotto of Massabielle, where Bernadette Soubirous reported 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1858. It includes three basilicas, the grotto with its spring, baths, a large esplanade used for processions and a Stations of the Cross on the hillside.