Beyond Paris
Where the path deepens, and the mystery widens.
There are paths that call us beyond the city’s edge - into the wild, windswept hills of the Languedoc, along sun-drenched coasts where legends linger, and deep into caves and chapels carved by devotion. Here, in the South of France, the sacred feminine speaks through stone and silence, through rose-scented air
and the hush of hidden sanctuaries.
As Phil Cousineau writes, “Pilgrimage is a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler.” And, “The pilgrim’s journey is an art; each step an act of devotion, each moment a brushstroke on the canvas of the soul.”
These pilgrimages trace the footprints of Mary Magdalene and the whispers of the Cathars - a mystical inheritance still alive in the land for those who know how to listen. Come with me beyond Paris, where soul and story meet…
To walk where legends live, where the veil is thin, and where the landscape itself becomes a sacred text.
Here, we walk not to arrive, but to remember.
THE FOLLOWING SACRED PILGRIMAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE + SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR - IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO REQUEST AN ITINERARY FOR SOLO TRAVELING TO THESE DESTINATIONS
MARY MAGDALENE CAVE, RELICS + CHAPEL
Where Magdalene’s silence echoes through forest and bone, and the cave becomes a cathedral of light.
Lourdes
GROTTO OF APPARITIONS + HOLY WATER
Where sacred waters carry prayers into the heart of miracles.
Rennes-le-Château
CATHARS, SAUNIER MYSTERY, JESUS +MARY
Where secrets sleep beneath the stones, and the unseen stirs in every shadow.
Rocamadour
VIRGIN MARY, BLACK MADONNA + MIRACLES
Where the Black Madonna watches over cliffs and pilgrims alike, and every ascent becomes a prayer.
Fountaine des Amours + Saint Salvarye
THE BATHS, A PILGRIM’S CHURCH + BAPTISMAL WATERS
Where waters of love and winds of prophecy weave together the soul’s ancient longing.
The Five Sons of Carcassonne
MEDIEVAL VILLAGE + CATHAR CHATEAUX
Where fortresses crown the hills like silent sentinels, guarding the forgotten dreams of a sacred land.
Saintes Maries de la Mer
THE THREE MARYS + THE BLACK MADONNA
Where the sea kisses the shore in endless blessing, and the holy ones arrive on the tide of memory.
Chartres
SACRED GEOMETRY, VIRGIN MARY + THE LABYRINTH
Where stone becomes prayer, and the labyrinth carries the soul toward the heart of the divine.
Montségur + Minerve
INTO THE HEART OF THE CATHARS
Where the spirit of the Cathars rises from fire and stone, and the mountains still sing of unseen freedom.
Mont Saint Michel
MIQUELOTS, THE ABBEY + THE TIDE
Where sea and sky meet in a dance of light, and every step becomes a journey between worlds.
Vézelay
THE ABBEY, MARY MAGDALENE + THE PATH OF LIGHT
Where Magdalene’s spirit rises with the morning light, and the path to the sacred begins anew.