Lourdes and it's surroundings LOURDES, WORLDKNOWN PILGRIMAGE CITY |
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It's here, in 1858, the
virgin appeared before the small sheperdesss, Bernadette Soubirous. Even today,
emotions are strong in front of the simple grotto, some
5 million visitors, from 130 countries gather before the
statue statue of the Virgin Mary. 65 miraculous healings have been officially
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| The Cirque de Gavarnie and the Pic du Midi |
  The
Cirque de Gavarnie and Mont Perdu chains, the most beatiful limestone region
in the world, the highest in Europe, culminating at 3353 meters
altitude, is classified world patrimone by UNESCO. With
exceptional landscapes joined together by three glacial cirques
Gavarnie with it's 420 m waterfall, Estaubé, Troumouse.
On the Spanish side, the fabulous Ordesa, Anisclo and Pineta canyons.
Pic du Midi
Observatory
is situated at 2877 m altitude to help you discover the
sky, sun, stars with an impressive view of the Pyrenean chain.
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