Rosary Basilica Church

Address: Basilique du Rosaire (Rosary Basilica), Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, Lourdes, France

Website: https://www.lourdes-france.org/

Hours: Open daily

Admission: Free entry

The Rosary Basilica (Basilique du Rosaire) is one of the church buildings within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, Occitania, France. It forms part of the larger Marian pilgrimage complex associated with the Lourdes apparitions.

Pilgrims and visitors come to view the basilica’s interior mosaics that depict the Mysteries of the Rosary and to include it in visits to the sanctuary and grotto. The basilica is arranged to serve devotional processions and liturgical events connected to the Lourdes pilgrimage.

Constructed as part of the sanctuary complex developed after the mid-19th-century apparitions at Lourdes, the Rosary Basilica was built to accommodate growing numbers of pilgrims and to provide a devotional space focused on the Rosary. It has been maintained as part of the sanctuary’s ensemble of churches and chapels.

The basilica sits on the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes site above the grotto and near the Grotto of Massabielle in the town of Lourdes, in southwestern France.

• Mosaics and setting: Part of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes complex and set above the grotto area; notable for its mosaics illustrating the Mysteries of the Rosary.

The Rosary Basilica (Basilique Notre‑Dame du Rosaire) is part of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in central Lourdes. It sits within the sanctuary complex and is reachable on foot from Lourdes train station in about 10-15 minutes (roughly 1 km) or by local buses and taxis. By car Lourdes is served from the A64 motorway (the main route from Toulouse/Pau towards Lourdes); parking and drop‑off are available near the sanctuary.

• Visit early in the morning outside major pilgrimage periods to avoid the busiest crowds that gather at Lourdes' sanctuaries and basilicas.
• Enter from the Esplanade Notre‑Dame du Rosaire to reach the basilica complex directly, then look for the interior mosaic cycles and chapels that many visitors pass by quickly.
• Combine your visit with the upper basilica terraces for elevated views over the sanctuary and river valley - the decorative mosaics and chapel spaces inside the Rosary Basilica are often overlooked.