Pyrénées (France)

The Archdiocese of Liverpool annual pilgrimage to Lourdes has been dubbed throughout the catholic community as one of the best if not the best pilgrimage in the country. It is also one of the largest pilgrimages with around 2000 people making the journey each year. over 3000 of these are youth workers like myself between the ages of 15 and 25. Each year this dedicated and ever growing army of young people give up a week of their summer holidays to ...
...possible for the sick and elderly people from the docese. The Archdiocesan Youth Pilgrimage to Lourdes has been running for over 25 years. Every summer more than 300 young people from the diocese make the journey over to the shrine for three things, prayer, service and friendship. after a tiring 24 hour coach journey and arriving £365 poorer everybody is relieved to arrive in the wonderful town. Lourdes is an amazing place which can not be summed ...

friends_cortney 29.04.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

In writing this personal account of my experiences in Lourdes, I must point out that this my personal perspective, and I do not go to any particular church, however, I do believe in God, but I am not a Roman Catholic and therefore have no common religious affinity with the Town of Lourdes.. ~~~0o0o0~~~ I also would like to say that this personal acount is of the general feeling and ambience of Lourdes, I am not trying to put forward an argument ...
...an honest overall flavour of the Town...which apart from the normal shops you would expect to see, there is an abundance of religious icon shops ( mostly selling plastic crucifixes and the likes etc...) theres an abundance of hotels of all grades and classes, various eating establishments and watering holes, and an abundance of Hospitals, hospices, nursing homes etc...Lourdes should be on the itinery of all tourists visiting that area...and there ...

Dalesman 30.07.2001 (24.08.2001) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

Pau is a is a large French town, situated next to the Pyrenees. It is the capital of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement. It started out as a small village in the 15th Century, then Gaston Febus built a chateau there and the town grew. Henry IV of France was born there in the 16th Century. In the 19th Century, Pau became popular with the British because of its mild climate, but then they transferred their affections to Biarritz. Now Pau is a university ...
...industry. The two main reasons to visit Pau are to winter sports, as the Pyrenees are so close, and motor racing. How to get there ++++++++++++ Pau has its own airport - Pau Pyrenees - which is about a 20 minute drive from the town centre. Ryanair fly direct to Pau from Stansted. It is also possible, and sometimes cheaper, to fly to Toulouse airport, which is about a 2 hour drive away. Easyjet fly there from Gatwick. I haven't taken any public ...

depurple2 21.11.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

O.K. don't be too harsh with me people...this is my 1st attempt. First things first...HELLO!!!! I hope you are all well and warm. ...get on with it.... OK here it is then.... I wanted to share with you my impressions of my day in the Pyrenees....i know, that's really short, but as we were staying a week near Perpignan, it was only took an hour and a half to get there. The "Cambre d'Aze" is the name of a mountain side which becomes ski-able in ...
...Pierre dels Forcats. It is also beautiful in the summer. (but of course, not ski-able). We went up to St. Pierre dels Forcats a couple of weeks ago. There are 3 shops where you can rent ski's, boots, helmets (for kiddies) or snowboards. The one we rented from is called "La boule de neige". It costs, for a pair of boots and skis (with sticks of course) and for a child 7 euros for a half day or 12 euros for a whole day. I had some, so didn't look ...

bodsquidge 07.03.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

My grandmother has organised a pilgrimage to Lourdes every year for the past 37 years and has been every year apart from last year due to ill health. I decided to join her in her conquest as a helper who tends to the sick and elderly during there stay in Lourdes. If anyone out there is interested in doing this I would advise them to go right ahead no matter what faith you are. The fulfillment you get is unbelieveable. Before you depart from the ...
...all week. You basically start from this point, it's up to you to make sure they get on and off the plane ok and get there luggage, hotel room key, etc. At this point your probably saying to yourself that this sounds to much like hard work but believe me when you see a child who is terminally ill smiling it's worth all the hard work. During the week you escourt this person to all the different processions, the blessing of the sick, the candle light ...

annie878 26.08.2004 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

This year, we had a three week holiday, most of which was in South France, a week of which was spent an hours drive from the Pyrenees. The area is beautiful, the mountains spectacular. Describing them, I could get lost in superlatives. Just a few hundred metres on the French side of the border, we got out of the car, and climbed some of the way up them. The views were incredible. Where we had lunch, there was a peaceful lake, made by a dam, and had ...
...taken "Le petit train"-originally a workhorse, now a tourist route through mountains, tunnels, and ending high up, with areas to walk around. The area is beautiful, with pituresque villages dotted about, not so many large cities. Only problem-days of solid driving to get that far South from Calais. ...

greglowis 20.08.2000 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

I have been to this spectacular part of France twice now, and i have been really impressed and want to again in the near future and i am sure i will. I have visited the Pyrennes on family holidays and therefore have only been able to stay for a few weeks at a time. Next time i visit them i hope to be able to spend a bit more time there. The scenery is breathtaking and the nature is out of this world. Fantastic birds for those who are interested in ...

jonty.h 15.08.2000 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

I just thought I'd back up cortney, I go on the the Liverpool pilgrimage as a sick pilgrim, and it's the best experience I've ever had, every1 is so friendly, can't wait to go again in a few weeks. from Jamie Butler ...

scoot43 05.07.2008
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)

We were on holiday in Argeles, on the Med last year, and the view of the Pyrenees was breathtaking. We took a trip up into them on the Little yellow train, or Petite Train Jaune, and I can highly recommend it. Its a wonderful steam train, and the journey takes a couple of hours, giving you chance to stop off at a resort before coming back. Each turn of the track gives you a new beautiful view, and passes some wonderful bridges, and the view of the ...

dlpugh 30.06.2000 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of Pyrénées (France)