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Lisieux Tourist Office 
The event is over.
The summer season has started at the Sanctuary! As a pilgrim, with family or friends, discover all our activities in July and August to take some time for cultural discovery and spiritual renewal in Lisieux in the footsteps of Saint Thérèse and the Louis & Zélie Martin family.
Organize your visit well
Whether paid or free to participate, summer activities to discover the sanctuary are carried out according to the availability of volunteers who come to strengthen our teams during the summer.
It is therefore possible that certain visit slots without reservation will not be maintained.
This is why, upon your arrival at the sanctuary, we recommend that you check with our reception hosts (present at the information chalet, at the reception desk of the John Paul II Pastoral Center opposite the basilica or at the secretariat of the basilica in mid-nave) or our guides (identifiable by their orange vest) that the activity (or opening) is well confirmed.
Thank you for your understanding. The entire sanctuary team looks forward to your visit!
Discover the story
of Saint Teresa
The Wax Museum on the life of Saint Thérèse, from Alençon to Lisieux
Through wax statues signed Grévin, relive the highlights of the life of Saint Thérèse, from her birth in Alençon until her death in the Carmel of Lisieux.
- Open every day, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (except Sunday morning) and from 13:30 p.m. to 17:30 p.m.
- Access from the basilica esplanade, to the left of the grand staircase, via the entrance which leads to the crypt.
- Free contribution to costs.
“Thérèse de Lisieux, a giant race”
Discover the film “Thérèse of Lisieux, a giant race” on the story of Saint Thérèse told by Michael Lonsdale.
- Broadcast continuously and in French version (35 mins) in the amphitheater of the John Paul II Pastoral Center, in front of the basilica.
- Film also in English, or subtitled in Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese or Polish, on request.
- Free contribution to the costs to help us renovate the auditorium following bad weather.
The Buissonnets house
Enter the Buissonnets house where Thérèse lived with her father and four sisters from 1877 after Zélie's death in Alençon, until she entered Carmel. A place of grace and conversion, a true school of family life and prayer of a father and his daughters, all called to the religious vocation.
- Open every day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (except Sunday morning) and from 13:30 p.m. to 18 p.m.
- Free access but reservation recommended (entry in groups of 15 people).
- Free contribution to costs.
Visit Lisieux and the sanctuary in the footsteps of Saint Thérèse
Guided pilgrimage to the emblematic places of Saint Norman
A guided tour of the emblematic places in the life of Saint Thérèse in Lisieux (basilica, Buissonnets, cathedral and Carmel).
- Every day, except August 15, from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. (departure from the information chalet on the Basilica square).
- Duration 3 hours with connection on foot between the sites.
- Free contribution to costs.
Guided tour behind the scenes of the Basilica to the top of the dome
2 hours of unusual, guided tour behind the scenes of the Basilica and its history, with a climb to the top of the dome for a breathtaking view of the surrounding countryside in the light of the sunset.
Every Friday, at 20:30 p.m., upon registration at the reservation office (groups of 10 to 20 people max):
- By phone at 02 31 48 55 00
- contact@therese-de-lisieux.com
Paid access :
- Adults (18 years and over): €8
- Children (from 6 to 17 years old): €4
- Family (2 adults + 2 paying children): €20
- Children under 6 years old (under the responsibility of parents in the dome): free
Self-guided tour of the dome
Free climb to different levels of the dome to discover the mosaics of the dome and a breathtaking view of Lisieux and the surrounding countryside.
- Every day, from 13:30 p.m. to 17 p.m., subject to favorable weather.
- Access near the entrance door to the Basilica (at the top of the steps, on the right). A sign indicates the opening for visits and access to the staircase which leads to the reception desk (many steps to climb).
- The walkways and stairs are secure but require constant supervision of young ones by parents.
Paid access (to be paid at the ticket office at the top of the tower stairs):
- Adults (18 years and over): €3
- Children (from 6 to 17 years old): €1
- Children under 6: free
Guided tour of the Basilica:
the life of Saint Thérèse in pictures
Discovery of the life of Saint Thérèse through the history of mosaics and stained glass windows.
- Every day from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., except on Sundays or in the event of an exceptional mass (see calendar).
- Meet on the square in front of the Basilica.
- Free contribution to costs.
Hiking
“In the eyes of Thérèse”
Literary walk in the footsteps and words of Saint Thérèse, in the heart of the Pays d'Auge which inspired her, discovering her family life in Lisieux and its surroundings.
Lisieux night circuit on August 18
Journey spiritually with Saint Thérèse
Meet a priest
Every day, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.: presence of a priest in the basilica for a time of fraternal listening or to receive the sacrament of reconciliation.
Prayer of the pilgrims
At 20:30 p.m., every Tuesday at Carmel and Wednesday at the Adoration Chapel of the basilica.
Worship
Every Thursday at 20:30 p.m. at the Notre-Dame du Sourire chapel within the Hermitage grounds.
Marian procession
Every Saturday at 20:30 p.m. at the Basilica.
Way of the Cross
Every Friday at 14:15 p.m. at the Stations of the Cross, behind the basilica (possibility of then attending the 15:30 p.m. mass in the crypt).
Prayer at the reliquary of Saint Thérèse (at the basilica)
Every Sunday at 16 p.m. in front of the reliquary of Saint Thérèse in the basilica, mass at 17 p.m. in the crypt.