Hotel Paradis - 4****

A large modern hotel situated 5 minutes walk from the Sanctuary, close to the centre of Lourdes, but quiet. This 4 star hotel, built in 1992, offers exceptional views of the Pyrenees and the Gave de Pau river. Two lobbies are extended by a large elegant and bright living room where visitors can sit comfortably. Attentive, friendly and multilingual staff will do everything to meet your expectations.

At a glance:

• 300 rooms
• All bedrooms are air conditioned with en-suite bathrooms, TV, Wi-Fi, Telephone & hair dryer
• 30 bedrooms have been specially fitted out to welcome guests with reduced mobility.
• Air Conditioned Restaurant
• Lounge & Piano Bars
• Boutique & Shop
• Covered terrace
• Conference room
• Walking time to St Joseph's Gate: 5 minutes
• Level access to the hotel for wheelchair users.

The Hotel Padoue (4 ****)

This modern hotel is one of the closest to the Sanctuary, making it a popular choice for pilgrims who prefer not to walk too far.
With air-conditioning throughout, the Hotel Padoue is fully equipped with all modern aids for wheelchair users and the disabled. On the ground floor, you will find the reception, a boutique, a bar with ample seating and a number of lounges. The restaurant offers a high standard of cuisine to suit all tastes.

At a glance:

• 155 rooms
• All rooms have TV
• Souvenir shop
• Wi-Fi in public areas
• Air conditioning throughout the hotel
• Average walking time to St Joseph's Gate: 2 minutes
• Conference room
• 24 rooms with disabled facilities

Hotel Mediterranee - 4****

A great hotel situated on the banks of the River Gave.
The hotel was renovated for 2014 and has built on its great success. It features new spacious public areas, a new bar and all of the rooms were re-decorated. The entire hotel is air conditioned and accessible to wheelchairs. All floors are serviced by two large lifts and Pilgrims are assured of a warm welcome from the regular staff.

At a glance:

• 171 rooms
• All rooms have TV
• Souvenir shop
• Wi-Fi in public areas
• Air conditioning throughout
• Walking time to St Joseph's Gate: 10 minutes
• 13 rooms with disabled facilities
• Conference / meetings rooms

Hotel Eliseo 4****

We introduced the Eliseo Hotel to our pilgrims in 2015. It was an instant success. It's a large, modern property with bright, air-conditioned rooms (some of which are the largest in Lourdes, which are excellent for thise who require more space to move around in. There is a roof top terrace with panoramic views and its excellent restaurant provides a first class service. This first class hotel will be high in demand for 2017.

At a glance:

• 204 rooms
• All rooms have satellite TV
• Hotel Bar
• Air conditioning throughout
• Souvenir shop
• Average walking time to St Josephs’ Gate: 2 minutes
• Rooms with disabled facilities
• Conference rooms

Hotel St Georges - 3***

The Hotel Saint-Georges is one of our most popular hotels and is a well maintained family-run hotel. The rooms are comfortable and quieter than some areas of town. Public areas are air-conditioned and all floors are seviced by a lift. The hotel has a friendly atmosphere, a cosy bar area and a restaurant on the first floor.

At a glance:

• 52 rooms
• All rooms have TV
• Hotel Bar
• Air conditioning in public areas
• Wi-Fi in public areas
• Average walking time to St Josephs’ Gate: 8 minutes
• 4 family rooms
• 3 rooms with disabled facilities

The Story of Bernadette

Bernadette Soubirous was born on the 7th January 1844. Her father Francois and mother Louise were tenants of a local flourmill - the Boly Mill - which had been worked by Louise’s family for more than 50 years.

Shortly after Bernadette was born, her mother suffered a terrible burn and was unable to feed her new baby. Bernadette was entrusted to the care of Marie Lagues in the village of Bartrès about 4 km from Lourdes. Marie Lagues was paid a small sum each month to be Bernadette’s wet nurse until she was aged two, when she returned to live in the mill with her family. The next 8 years were spent very happily in the Boly Mill in a loving environment.

Unfortunately Francois was not very business minded and when Bernadette was aged 10 the Soubirous family were evicted from Boly Mill. They eventually found shelter in the Cachot - the former town jail. Bernadette went once more to live with her former foster-mother in Bartrès.

Bernadette was devout in her faith and wanted above all else to take her First Holy Communion. As an uneducated, illiterate 13 year old Bernadette struggled to learn her catechism which was recited in the unfamiliar French language as she herself only spoke the local ‘Bigourdan’ dialect. It
was therefore decided that she would have a better chance if she returned to Lourdes, albeit to the cachot, where she could be enrolled at a free school and attend catechism class.

On 11th February 1858 Bernadette, with her sister and a friend, went to collect firewood from Massabielle and it was on this day that she first saw ‘A beautiful lady’. This was the first of 18 Apparitions. It was during the 16th Apparition that the beautiful lady revealed herself to be the Blessed Virgin with the words spoken in the local dialect ‘Que Soy Era Immaculada Conceptiou’- I am the Immaculate Conception.

Bernadette left Lourdes in 1866 at the age of 22 to join the Sisters of Charity at the Convent of St.Gildard in Nevers. Whilst in the convent Bernadette spent most of her time in the infirmary, either caring for the sick or as a patient there herself. She died in 1879 at the age of 35 after a life which had involved much physical suffering. During the canonisation process her body was exhumed three times and deemed to be incorrupt. St Bernadette was canonised in 1933.Her body now lies in a glass coffin in the Chapel at Nevers approximately 700kms from Lourdes.

Our Exclusive Air Charter Pilgrimages direct to Lourdes

Mancunia Travel is the main operator of charter flights direct to Lourdes airport from the North of the UK.

Our direct flights to Lourdes offers a unique service which is not provided by any other UK company.  With only a 2 hour 30 minutes / 3 hours flight time, and an airport transfer to the centre of Lourdes of only 20 minutes, travelling with us offers the most convenient and fastest service to Lourdes from the North of the UK.

Our 2019 flights will be operating on the following dates:

For large groups, other dates may be available on request

Our Lourdes charter flights include:

• Jet-bridges (where possible) and therefore no steps at Lourdes and most UK airports.
• All taxes and charges, no supplements to pay
• FREE luggage allowance is included with all our charter flights.
• Wheelchair loan in Lourdes, if required, but must be requested in advance.

Other flights to Lourdes

To coincide with our charter flights, we have teamed up with some excellent schedule service carriers and can offer a shorter break in Lourdes. Departing Manchester most days with flights to Toulouse, we can arrange tailor made pilgrimages for groups and individuals, but with a minimum 4 people travelling.
With our own staff and transportation in Lourdes we will meet you at Toulouse and look after you throughout your pilgrimage.

We can also offer flights from London Stansted on most Fridays and selected Mondays from Easter until October. Please telephone us on 0161 883 1515 for more information.

It's not just about prayer - complementing the spiritual appeal of Lourdes is the beauty of the surrounding area. Lying in the south-west corner of France, the town enjoys a wonderful setting in the foothills of the Pyrenees - the mountains which form the frontier with Spain.

Our optional excursions can give you a taste of the local countryside. In Bartres you can experience wonderful scenery and clear mountain air.

If you'd rather stay in Lourdes itself, there are plenty of ways to spend your time, these include:
shops, golf course, a funicular railway on the Pic du Jer, the "little train", the local pool, the chateau, a tour of the City Poor, or simply relax at one of the cafe bars.

Optional Excursions

All our excursions are subject to minimum numbers.

Half day visit to the Pyrenean mountain village of Gavarnie, set against the spectacular backdrop of Europe’s highest waterfall.

Half day visit to Bartrès, where St Bernadette spent part of her childhood. Mass at the Parish Church can be arranged.

Half day visit to the shrine of Our Lady of Betharram and the Lac de Lourdes.

Half day trip to Pont d'Espagne, in the high Pyrenees, where you will take a ski lift visit to the Lac de Gaube.

Other excursions may be available on request and subject to sufficient numbers.

Although we are pleased to offer our Pilgrims a choice of over 50 hotels, we are featuring six of the most popular choices. By minimising the number of featured hotels we hope to encourage our Pilgrims to be fully involved in the pilgrimage programmes that we offer.

What’s included in the price?
Lourdes pilgrimages include flights, all taxes, transfers to and from Lourdes, full board accommodation - breakfast, lunch and dinner. You will also have one of our experienced guides looking after you throughout your stay, and a spiritual programme.

Accommodation is on a Full Board basis. Please select your hotel carefully and you will find the package prices are shown within their relevant categories. The accommodations featured have been carefully selected by us, having worked closely with the owners for many years, and we are confident of the complete support and service they can offer to our pilgrims. Above all they fully comply with all French Health and Safety regulations.

Details of the hotels we offer can be found by following the links:

Hotel St Georges
Hotel Stella
Hotel Eliseo
Hotel Paradis
Hotel Mediterranee
Hotel Padoue

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes

10th - 14th February 2019

Prices from: £380.00 per person (plus the cost of your flight - late booking may incur a surcharge)
Single room supplement: £22.00 per night
Travel insurance: £30.00 per person
Return flights from Manchester to Toulouse airport, transfers to your choice of hotel with 4 nights full board accommodation.

The cost of the flights are charged at the best price received from the airline at the time of booking

Easter Week in Lourdes

19th - 26th April 2019

Prices from: £525.00 per person (does not include flight costs), sharing a room.
Single room supplement from: £28 per night.
Travel insurance: £33.00 per person.
Return flights from London Stansted to Lourdes airport, transfers to your choice of hotel with 7 nights full board accommodation.

Feast of the Assumption

9th - 16th August 2019

Prices from: £769.00 per person (includes flight costs), sharing a room.
Single room supplement from: £28 per night.
Travel insurance: £33.00 per person.
Return flights from London Stansted to Lourdes airport, transfer to your choice of hotel with 7 nights full board accommodation.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

7th – 9th December 2019

Prices from: £299.00 per person, sharing a room (plus the cost of your flight).
Single room supplement: £28.00 per night.
Travel insurance: £28.00
Return flights from London Heathrow to Toulouse airport, transfer to your choice of hotel with 2 nights full-board accommodation.

The cost of the flights are charged at the best price received from the airline at the time of booking.

Christmas in Lourdes

23rd – 27th December 2019

Price: £449.00 per person (plus the cost of your flight)
Single room supplement: FREE SINGLE ROOM
Travel insurance: £30.00
Return flights from London Heathrow to Toulouse airport, transfer to your hotel with 4 nights full board accommodation.

All pilgrims on this pilgrimage will be accommodated in the same hotel.

The cost of the flights are charged at the best price received from the airline at the time of booking.

As this is a very popular pilgrimage, and is always full, we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.

All our pilgrimages include:
Participation in daily Mass, Blessing of the Sick and inclusion in the torchlight procession when it is happening. You may also visit the Baths and join in one of our guided walking tours of Lourdes and the places associated with the life and times of St. Bernadette.

All the above pilgrimages are on a Full Board basis and therefore include breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We wish to advise that our sister company, TANGNEY TOURS, is the appointed Tour Operator for many of the UK Diocese and large Association’s pilgrimages to Lourdes.

These include:

•  Society of Our Lady of Lourdes Pilgrimage
  
  
•  The Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset Community Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Archdiocese of Birmingham Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Diocese of Motherwell Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh
  
  
•  Diocese of Nottingham Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Archdiocese of Westminster Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Diocese of Brentwood Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Catholic Association Pilgrimage (incorporating Archdiocese of Southwark and Dioceses of East Anglia, Clifton & Northampton)
  
  
•  Order of Malta Pilgrimage
  
  
•  UK Military Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Ampleforth College Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Society of Mary Pilgrimage
  
  
•  Raphael Pilgrimage

19th - 22nd April 2019

Flights from London - Stansted to Lourdes, return

• Return coach transfers from/to Lourdes airport and Lourdes hotel.
• 3 Nights Full Board accommodation in 3* hotel
• Local guide service for the duration of the pilgrimage
• Full Spiritual programme

From £349 per person, sharing a room, - does not include flight costs, which are extra

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Single Room Supplement - Add £28 per night
Insurance - add £28 per person