With 1.5 million visitors every year, Fourvière is one of the busiest sanctuaries and tourist site in France. The Virgin Mary has been worshipped here for more than a thousand years.


Fourvière basilica is a typical example of 19th century religious architecture.



Several services are held in Fourvière every day and the team of chaplains and volunteer workers is on hand for a personal welcome.



Guided tours explain the basilica, its architecture and its decoration; the famous “visite insolite” ending on the roof of the Basilica.