Christian
Destinations in France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vézelay
The hill of Vézelay, its basilica and the solstice light. UNESCO listed.
Occitanie
Toulouse
Toulouse, the Pink City: Saint-Sernin is the largest Romanesque church in Europe.
Grand Est
Strasbourg
Strasbourg, where Catholics and Protestants wrote the same history, face to face.
Brittany
Sainte-Anne-d’Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, first pilgrimage of Brittany. The great pardon is held each summer.
Grand Est
Reims
The kings of France were crowned here: Reims, its cathedral and its silence.
Pays de la Loire
Pontmain
17 January 1871: four children see the Virgin at Pontmain. The rest is famous.
Centre-Val de Loire
Pellevoisin
Fifteen apparitions in 1876 at Pellevoisin, and a sanctuary few groups know.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial, cradle of the Sacred Heart: it all began with a nun and a chapel.
Occitanie
Cahors
Cahors, a stop on the Way of Saint James: its Valentre bridge has to be seen.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Avignon
Seven popes reigned here. Avignon keeps their palace and their silence.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ars-sur-Formans
A tiny village, a priest who became a saint: Ars-sur-Formans draws the world.
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nevers
Saint Bernadette rests in Nevers, visible in her shrine. Many still do not know.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay, kilometre zero of the Way of Saint James. The rest is on foot.
Occitanie
Albi
Sainte-Cécile, the largest brick cathedral in the world. Albi always surprises.
Hauts-de-France
Amiens
The largest Gothic cathedral in France, and Amiens does not stop there.
Centre-Val de Loire
Chartres
The blue of Chartres cannot be photographed. You have to step inside.
Normandy
Alençon
Alençon, cradle of Saint Therese's parents: a pilgrimage you do not expect.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Cotignac
At Cotignac, the Virgin and Saint Joseph: a sanctuary unique in Provence.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Normandy
Lisieux
After Lourdes, this is where people come: Lisieux, Saint Therese and her basilica.
Occitanie
Rocamadour
Rocamadour clings to the cliff: 216 steps pilgrims once climbed on their knees.
Normandy
Mont Saint-Michel
Mont Saint-Michel, its abbey between sky and tide: one of the first UNESCO sites.
Occitanie
Lourdes
Millions of pilgrims a year in Lourdes. Understanding why means going.
Île-de-France
Paris
Notre-Dame, the Sacré-Cœur, the Rue du Bac: Paris holds more than a day.