The main attraction in Lourdes is the mighty Basilica Our Lady of Lourdes.
The Basilica is sitting on top of the rocky grotto where The Virgin Mary appeared to Sr. Bernadette Soubirou in 1858. It has a lower Church and an upper Church looking out the sanctuary large place. The walkway lead from the lower to the upper church has statues of the twelve Apostles along the way and in the middle of two walkway - look like two huge arms embrace the whole complex - is the Golden Crown
And in the middle of the Sanctuary is the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes
At night, the statue light up and thousands of worshippers pay their homage in the torch procession from the lower Church , go around the sanctuary and then come back to the lower Church. The view from the upper Church made me feel the procession looks like a giant fire snake or a lava stream and it looks spectacular!
The Basilica is sitting on top of the rocky grotto where The Virgin Mary appeared to Sr. Bernadette Soubirou in 1858. It has a lower Church and an upper Church looking out the sanctuary large place. The walkway lead from the lower to the upper church has statues of the twelve Apostles along the way and in the middle of two walkway - look like two huge arms embrace the whole complex - is the Golden Crown
And in the middle of the Sanctuary is the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes
At night, the statue light up and thousands of worshippers pay their homage in the torch procession from the lower Church , go around the sanctuary and then come back to the lower Church. The view from the upper Church made me feel the procession looks like a giant fire snake or a lava stream and it looks spectacular!
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