DirectRooms.com – Faithful Head for Lourdes to Celebrate National Pilgrimage of St Rosaire in Octobe

Lourdes as a resort town is known primarily as a Christian pilgrimage destination thanks to the famous statue of the weeping Madonna which is located there, and as such the town sees hundreds of thousands of tourists and visitors passing through each year.

The celebration of St Rosaire will take place on October 7th this year and with so many additional people in town, getting hold of a good value Lourdes city centre hotel could be harder than normal.

Pilgrims who choose to make the journey can look forward to a dedicated evening mass held in Lourdes with continued celebrations organised in local venues afterwards. The Christian Church takes pains to ensure that people of all faiths are welcome to attend, the celebration is not open to Christians exclusively.

The holy sanctuary in Lourdes which hosts the celebrations is named the Notre Dame du Rosaire, and this site is famous throughout the world as a particularly sacred building. The festival of St Rosaire is based on the story of Christian soldiers winning battles against Turkish invaders during the 1500s, and St Rosaire Day was decreed a Catholic holy day by the Pope of the time.

Lek Boonlert, marketing head of DirectRooms.com, says, "Christians flock to Lourdes in their hundreds of thousands every year and so planning ahead is a must. With so many additional visitors expected in town for the St Rosaire festival we advise booking your hotel room well before arriving to avoid disappointment."

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