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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.
Lisieux is a sizable town situated in the Calvados department of Normandy, in the countryside south of Honfleur and Deauville. The town is best known as a very important pilgrimage centre (second only to Lourdes in France) for devotees of Sainte Thérèse.
Walk in the footsteps of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, more commonly known as Sainte Thérèse of Lisieux, as you stroll through the streets of the town. A rich architectural heritage in the town centre.
- Basilica of St Thérèse. 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.
- Château de Saint-Germain-de-Livet. 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.
- Les Buissonnets. 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.
- Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Lisieux. 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.
Below, this is the satellite map of Lisieux. A road map, and maps templates of Lisieux are available here : " road map of Lisieux ". This map show Lisieux seen by the satellite of Google Map. To see the streets of Lisieux or move on another zone, use the buttons "zoom" and "map" on top of this dynamic map.
Follow in Saint Thérèse's footsteps in Lisieux, in the heart of Normandy. In the Carmel of Lisieux chapel, you can admire Thérèse's shrine which houses her relics. Every year, on the last Sunday in September, a procession takes Saint Thérèse's relics through the streets of Lisieux.
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Lisieux is in the Calvados region of Normandy. It was founded in the 5th century by St. Exupère, who named it after a village in the area. Over the centuries, Lisieux has been a major religious center, with its many abbeys and monasteries, and also a major trading hub in the region.
