Sanctuaire de Bétharram

Lestelle-Bétharram

This Marian sanctuary on the banks of the Gave de Pau, whose present chapel was formalised in the early 17th century following a tradition going back to the 15th, owes its name ("beth arram", "beautiful branch" in Béarnese) to a legend — presented as such — according to which the Virgin saved a young girl from drowning by holding out a branch to her. A monumental Way of the Cross with fifteen stations climbs the hill behind the sanctuary, where some eighty cures were reported in the 17th century as part of its pilgrimage tradition.

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Getting there : Free admission, guided tours of the chapel and the Way of the Cross

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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