The city of Lourdes lies in the foothills of the Pyrenees and is known worldwide for its Catholic Marian pilgrimage sites, the so-called "Sacred Precinct." Every year, nearly 6 million visitors flock to the Grotto of Massabielle, where, according to legend, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a young local girl in 1858.

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Lourdes, a small town in the Pyrenees in southwestern France, became world-famous in 1858 through the Marian apparitions of the young Bernadette Soubirous. Since then, Lourdes has been one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the Catholic Church. Millions of pilgrims visit the Grotto of Massabielle every year to pray or draw water from the spring. The place combines deep spirituality with a quiet, haunting atmosphere and the hope of healing.

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