A history trail
Following in Bernadette’s footsteps in Lourdes is a chance to discover the places that were familiar to her: the mill where she was born, the Moulin de Boly, the gloomy Cachot, a former dungeon where she lived with her family including at the time of the apparitions in 1858, the Hospice where she was educated by the Sisters of Nevers and where she took First Communion, the parish church where you can still see the baptismal font used at her christening, the old Presbytery where she met Abbé Peyramale, and Bartres, where she lived twice, as a very young child and at the age of 13 in 1857. Lastly, the Maison Paternelle, known as the Moulin Lacadé, was home to Bernadette’s parents after the apparitions.
Le cachot fut le lieu de vie de Bernadette Soubirous en 1858.Le cachot fut le lieu de vie de Bernadette Soubirous en 1858.|
