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Aug 20, 2024 · Make the most out of your 1 day in Lisieux by exploring these top visited places: Basilica of Saint Therese of Lisieux, Diorama, Au Bistrot Gourmand, and La Chandeleur.
- Basilica of St Thérèse
- Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet
- Les Buissonnets
- Musée D’Art et D’Histoire de Lisieux
- Lisieux Cathedral
- Zoo de Cerza
- Carmel Museum and Chapel
- Jardin de L’Évêché
- Deauville
- Graindorge Fromagerie
This church built in St Thérèse’s honour is the second most-visited pilgrimage site in France after Lourdes. To get a picture of the fervour that Thérèse generated in the first decades of the 20th century, the entire cost of this church was paid for by donations. There was enough to start work in 1929 and following a pause during the war the decora...
Cloaked in woodland outside Lisieux, this magical château dates back to the 1400s. The property was built on top of an earlier fortress, but apart from the moat you can tell that this home was designed for luxury rather than defence. The Renaissance gatehouse and towers are from the end of the 1500s, and are made from stone and glazed bricks arrang...
The home of Saint Thérèse from the age of 4 to 15, when she joined the Carmelite convent, Les Buissonnets is a lovely 18th century property a short walk from the centre of town. The Martin family moved to Les Buissonnets in 1877 shortly after Thérèse’s mother died, and it was here that she suffered from an unknown illness whose cure she attributed ...
With an enchanting home in one of the last remaining timber-framed houses in the town, Lisieux’s museum of history and art reopened in 2013 after a few years of renovation. It holds the coveted Museum of France label, and maps out the story of the city from Roman times to the present day, pausing on the most important periods along the way. So you’...
At the transition between Norman Romanesque and Gothic, Lisieux’ cathedral was built in 60 years up to 1230 and was one of the only monuments to come through the war without too much damage. Outside the architecture is sober and understated, but inside you’ll be awed by the height of the vaults in the nave, which are similar to those at the Notre-D...
A couple of minutes outside Lisieux is a 60-hectare safari park where more than 1,000 animals live in semi-freedom in woodland and green valleys. You’ll be able to view them on two trails, or aboard a “Safari Train”, sure to go down well with younger kids. Many of the species in the park are threatened with extinction, and CERZA is involved in 40 b...
At 14 Thérèse moved from her home to this Carmelite Convent where she remained until she passed way in 1897 at just 24 years old. This is a working convent but there’s an exhibition about her time here and a chapel where you can visit her reliquary. This shrine features a recumbent marble sculpture of the saint above her remains, which are carried ...
André Le Nôtre, the man who landscaped the grounds at Versailles, laid out these gardens beside the cathedral in the 17th century. And in true Le Nôtre style they have a French formal plan, with geometric lawns, flowerbeds and paths organised around a fountain and set below a terrace where you can ponder over the view. The park was laid for the cit...
You can be on the beach in half an hour from Lisieux. And there’s nothing ordinary about the closest resort: Polished Deauville is a seaside escape that developed in the 1860s and was put on the fashion map by Coco Chanel in the 1910s. Earlier, Deauville had been visited by the writer Flaubert and painter Eugène Boudin, who died here in 1898. An Am...
Livarot is under 20 kilometres from Lisieux, and this village is a household name for anyone who loves good cheese. You can tour the Graindorge Fromagerie here, which has been in business since 1910. Each wheel of Livarot and Pont l’Evêque it makes is the product of three generations of cheese-making knowhow. The dairy has been laid out in a way th...
Full-day private tour to pilgrimage sites of Lisieux. Follow in the footsteps of Saint Therese of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun. Have lunch with the hermitage Sisters, and visit the Carmel de Lisieux. Independent rail travel from Paris includes train ticket and assistance.
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Jul 12, 2021 · Lisieux is the most visited shrine in France after Lourdes. Dominating the town is the huge Basilica, built in honor of Saint Therese. The Magnificent Basilica erected in her honor (shown below, from the train station) has a chapel that holds her body in a reliquary, as well as various relics along with the statue that smiled at St. Therese.
Jun 9, 2021 · Discover Lisieux, home to the vast 20th-century Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse, the second most important pilgrimage site in France after Lourdes.
Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Continue your tour of Paris in the historic centre of the Ile de la Cite and admire Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral. In the evening take to the river Seine for a magical ‘bateau mouche’ boat cruise.
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Jun 26, 2020 · Make the most of your visit to Lisieux! Discover great days out and the best places to explore: parks and gardens, heritage sites, museums, art galleries and other fascinating attractions.
