Car Hire in Lourdes/ Tarbes Airport - Mini guide to Lourdes/ Tarbes Airport

Lourdes, small town situated in the southwest of France, is famed as a renowned holy site. The city is most famous for being the location where a young girl saw the Virgin Mary 18 times. However, the city also showcases rolling mountains bordering a picturesque valley and several historical medieval buildings for the architecturally inclined, most of these sites can be visited easily with cheap car hire at Lourdes Tarbes Airport.

Lourdes in 1858 became internationally recognized when a young impoverished girl called Bernadette supposedly witnessed the Virgin Mary on 18 separate occasions at a grotto near the town. The Grotto de Massabiele is now a site of pilgrimage for thousands, and a nearby spring, the Miraculous Spring, which according to local legend miraculously sprung up during the Virgin Mary's ninth visit to Bernadette.

Other points of interest around Lourdes are the Musée Grévin, a local wax museum, as well as the Pyrénées National Park which boasts Lourdes' most extensive hiking, horse riding, and biking trails. The park covers a large area and most easily enjoyed with car hire at Lourdes Tarbes Airport.

The surrounding countryside is famed for its extensive collection of local spas and natural geography. Car rental at Lourdes Tarbes Airport is a great mode of transport for daytrips to many of the spas and outdoor sites which border the outskirts of the city's centre. Arguably the most visited spa is Bagnères-de-Bigorre, which is famed for its unique thermal remedies. The spa is located 23km outside of Lourdes to the east.

Additional outdoor activities near the area include an expanse of natural caves to explore, golfing, horse riding trails, and several kilometres of hiking trails. Hired boat rides are also a convenient way to see the natural caves.

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