Why is it important for people that go on a pilgrimage to Lourdes to go there?
It is a beautiful place. I lived there for 6 years and so had the experience of hearing the many and varied reasons why people go. Many go for inner healing and some for physical healing. Many people go in search of hope, understanding, and often they go searching for something without quite knowing what exactly. Many people go for some kind of consolation after the death of a loved one. The place is extremely peaceful even though it is extremely commercially developed. Its location in the south of France make it ideal for people to take it in as a holiday too as it is beside the Pyrenees National Park and only an hour from beautiful coastal resorts like Biarritz. There is also camping in the area. Many people also go and give their free time to help the sick pilgrims who are there. There are thousands of reasons why people go depending on the person. Nobody leaves disappointed. Why not go there to see for yourself why others go?
