Leave today for Lourdes. On arrival a short orientation tour of the city before dinner at the hotel. Day 9. . Following mass a visit to the shrine of Lourdes follwed by a walking tour. The afternoon is free to carry out your own devotions with alternatives such as the legendary baths of the miraculous Lourdes spring, or climb the mountain of the Stations of the Cross.
Dinner is at the hotel.
Drive to Carcassonne for an overnight stay. A fantastic walled city the Cathedrale de St-Nazaire is worth a visit. Dating from the 11th - 12th centuries it has some beautiful medieval stained glass as well as the oldest organ in France. Dinner will be in the 'old city'. After breakfast take the road to Nice taking the the coastal route.