Hikes “in the eyes of Thérèse”

The sanctuary of Lisieux, in partnership with Authentic Normandy Tourism, city ​​of Lisieux and Normandie Tourisme offers four “In the eyes of Thérèse” hiking trails.

Discover 4 courses whose ambition is to take you to meet young Thérèse through the charming landscapes of Lisieux which delighted and inspired her. Hiking in her company is like marveling with her and having the fruitful experience of the sensory perception of the beauty of nature. The evocative sound of the streaming of the many rivers of the countryside, the song of birds, the bucolic painting of farm animals, will help you internalize your thoughts and immerse you in contemplation and inner peace. From this experience you will leave invigorated and invigorated.

• 8 km route starting from Rocques town hall

Rocques is a small town near Les Buissonnets, where Thérèse often goes with her father. Its very beautiful church dedicated to Saint-Ouen has two wooden porches dating from the XNUMXth century. A carved wooden salamander adorns the pediment of the porch. Nearby, Mr. Martin fished for crayfish in the Paquine.

• Route starting from the Basilica of Sainte Thérèse in Lisieux

Distance 8 km - Duration 2h30 / 3h - Difficulty walking
Mixture of urban and nature
Lisieux is known on five continents because it is the city that welcomed the Martin family when Thérèse was 4 years old. This circuit offers a rediscovery of the capital of the Auge region in the eyes of Thérèse until she was fifteen. It includes neighborhoods where the countryside is still within sight today. More than a century ago, the little girl who became a teenager rubbed shoulders with a popular world but also a bourgeois town with an industrial past, beautiful mansions without forgetting its houses that were worth Lisieux  the nickname "capital of carved wood". In the afternoon, Louis Martin took Thérèse for a walk through the city districts, passing the old half-timbered houses.