- Mary Magdelene - patron saint of Provence
- St Maximin de la Ste Baume (said to be final resting place of
Mary Magdalene)
- St. Madeleine Basilica & Grotto of Marie
Madeleine; more (in French)
- Mary Magdalene Mysteries
- Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (on the sea)
(alleged landing site of Mary Magdalene & venerated by
Gypsies) - St. Sarah Crypt; more; even more
- Black Madonna at Notre Dame des Marceille
- Albi - nearby Notre Dame de la Dreche and Black Madonna and Roman Spring
- Mazamet - Cathar Museum
- Montagne Noire -The Black Mountains - beautiful landscapes and incredible boulder-strewn landscape of Sidobre
- Lastours - 13th century towers associated with the Cathars, built on the same rocky outcrop.
- Minerve - Lovely village associated with the Cathars & a massacre of them in 1210
- Carcassonne - - La Cite - incredible medieval walled city built on a high crag
- Basilique St-Nazaire - outstanding 14th- to 15th-century stained glass & 2 beautiful rose windows
- Chateau Comtal - 12th century chateau
- Wonderful walled city with shops and restaurants
- Rocamadour - the Black Madonna of Rocamadour - Rocamadour has a beautiful and dramatic setting on a cliff & is an important pilgrimage destination. Built on the site of a shrine to a Madonna, the shrine became famous for its healing powers, and soon became a stop on the pilgrimage path to Santiago de Campostela. Time to visit Chapelle Notre Dame (home to the Black Madonna and her ability to perform miracles), the Grand Escalier (200+ steps, once climbed by pilgrims on their knees), and L'Hospitalet, with its views of the old town
- Village of Saint-Cirq Lapopie - perched on a cliff 100 m (330 ft) above the river and is one of the major beauty spots of the Lot valley. Many of the historic houses have stone or half-timbered fronts going back to the 13th-16th centuries.
- Pech Merle Cave - some of the finest prehistoric cave paintings in South West France - The walls of seven of the chambers at Pech Merle have fresh, life-like images of a woolly mammoth, spotted horses, solid colored horses, bovids, reindeer, handprints, and some humans. Footprints of children preserved in what was once clay are more than half a mile underground. The cave at Pech Merle is more than 1.5 miles long. The lower part of the network, where the prehistoric galleries are situated, was discovered in 1922 and opened to the public five years later. The paintings cover 300m (984ft) of wall, with about 700 animals, symbols and anthropomorphic figures depicted.
- Teachings in the Mary Magdalene Mysteries & the history of the area including the Black Madonna and Cathars
- Accommodations in Provence (tentative - depends on availability) Originally a convent and later the residences of the Dominican fathers. Rooms overlook the cloister and the convent garden. This hotel/former convent is attached to the Basilica with reputed remains of Mary Magdalene.
- Hôtel Les Amphores - Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Lovely hotel right on the sea - Black Madonna at Notre Dame des Marceille
- Accommodations in other areas - to be determined
Full Tour Cost: Main tour - Starting at $2895 USD (other currencies can be calculated) + airfare extra and medical/accident/medical evacuation insurance extra. Price is for twin occupancy. Single supplement possible - $795 USD.
Price for main tour includes accommodations; continental breakfasts; admission to sites listed; transportation to/from airport & around the area in 9 passenger mini-buses or cars; teachings as above.
Price does not include: Airfare, personal items, passports, visas (for non-Americans), medical/accident/medical evacuation insurance for non-Europeans, lunches & dinners (except as noted above) not included
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For flights, I am a travel agent and can easily assist you with flight reservations and good prices
Who Are These Tours
Designed For?
These tours are designed for women as well as men; young or not so young; people interested in the mystery and sacredness of life, with a desire to know and understand more of where we've come from to assist us in where we are going and making a difference on the planet. We also explore a lot of newly discovered/released information that you may not have heard before. If you have a curiosity about mythology, sacred sites, other cultures, and a sense of adventure and want to travel with like-minded people in small intimate groups with a nice balance of workshop time, site time as well as free, independent time, these tours are designed for you. They are not your ordinary, large group tours, being herded into buses with little time to experience the energy of the site. We allow special extra time at sacred sites and there is always the option of being with the group or being on your own. Also, meals are usually not included, except breakfasts to afford you the opportunity to explore on your own at meal time or eat with the group.
Well Within is a travel agency & all flights and travel arrangements can be made with us. We have access to non-published discount fares to Britain from most locations in the U.S./Canada/World
Celebrate 26 years of retreats and travel with us in 2008! Experience incredible journeys to ancient & sacred sites throughout the world. Well Within's tours to mysterious & sacred sites are special in that you experience the power & energy of the sites. These are not just the normal sightseeing tours. They are experiences to remember for a lifetime. The tours are specially designed with expert guidance and time to experience each place. Well Within, since 1982, has sponsored & conducted nearly 100 exciting workshops, conferences, weekend retreats in holistic health & metaphysical concepts & nearly 90 incredible international tours to these mysterious & sacred sites as well as alternative healing centers. Well Within has conducted the above in California, Colorado, Hawaii, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Egypt & Bali.
Sheri Nakken, former R.N., M.A., is Director & Creator of Well Within. She has a great passion for mythology, legend, ancient practices, history's mysteries & ancient sites where clues are found as to why we are here on this planet & other realms that are present to assist us. By visiting these incredible sites, ancient memories and teachings can be tapped into consciously and unconsciously to assist us on our journey. Through these studies as well as alternative healing therapies & metaphysics, healing can occur for person & planet.
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Brecon, Powys, LD3 8WA
Wales, UK
Phone in Wales from UK - 01874-624-936
To call from US - 011-44-1874-624-936)
Fax in Wales 01874 620 028
To fax from US 011-44-1874-620-028
Country Code for UK is 44
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Interesting France Links
If you click on any of these sites you will be leaving Well Within - Please ADD A BOOKMARK now
- The Languedoc
- Cathars & Catharism in the Languedoc
- The Great Mysteries of the Languedoc in the South of France
- Books on Cathar Belief, Catharism and the Crusade Against the Cathars
- Art History 201 Syllabus Filled with information on Gothic Architecture - Notre Dame, Chartres
- Maison de France: Tourism
- Mysteries of the Cathars
- The History of the Albigensian Crusade
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