Links
LOURDES - Travelling and staying
Lourdes Sanctuary - a truly wonderful website giving information on all the religious aspects of Lourdes as a place of pilgrimage, plus a link for emailing petitions.
Lourdes - the municipal website of Lourdes. Useful to pilgrim and tourist alike.
Lourdes weather - see the current weather in Lourdes at CNN weather site.
Passport Office: Passport help? See www.britishpassportuk.co.uk or 'phone 0906 110 0664 (24hrs).
SNCF (French Rail) Trains to Lourdes avoiding Paris (book via Lille or Bordeaux).
Stansted travel and flight information to help plan your trip to Lourdes, including the Stansted Express.
Tangney Tours are the Society's tour operator for 2010. They also arrange pilgrimages for groups and individuals to the major shrines in Europe and beyond. Website = www.tangney-tours.com
Visa for France: Need a French visa? Contact the official website at www.theschengenoffice.com
Other Pilgrimages to Lourdes
REFERENCE
National Rail for train timetables (click "planning your journey") or The Train Line for timetables & bookings
HELP LINES
The Samaritans - 08457 90 90 90
Try the Banneux Notre Dame GB site a fellow UK Marian organisation
The Holy See, the latest news from the Vatican
Sacred Space - Daily Prayer On Line
SOLL
One of the major aspects of the work of the Society is the transport of people, including those who require additional support due to physical and other challenges, to Lourdes and other places. As a result of this one of our members Mark Blathwayt has been working to ensure that rights of people with different abilities, e.g. wheelchair users are considered when transport infrastructure decisions are made. Follow this link to Parliament website for an example.
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Rights for people of different abilities
CHRISTIAN
Lourdes Domain useful information and map of the domain (religious centre of Lourdes) on the Official Lourdes site. There is also a map of the town available.
EHIC Application Service: Apply on line for your European Health Insurance Card at www.ehic.uk.com Essential for travel to Lourdes.
Eurostar Trains from London to Lourdes via Paris.