Espace Bernadette
34, rue Saint Gildard
58000 Nevers
Tél. 03 86 71 99 50
Fax 03 86 71 99 51
contact@espace-bernadette.com

Opening Times :
daily,

• from november to mars :
  7.30am to 12.00 noon
  2.00pm to 6.00pm
• from april to october :
  7.00am to 12.30pm
  1.30pm to 7.30pm

By road :

Highway from Paris : A6 and A77
N7 (Paris or Lyon direction) ; N76 (Bourges direction)
N79 (Paray-le-Monial direction) ; D978 (Autun direction)

from the North : "centre-ville" direction and "Châsse de Ste Bernadette"
from the South : Paris direction , and Fourchambault, "Châsse de Ste Bernadette"

By train :
Nevers Station :

• Paris - Marseille line
  via Clermont-Ferrand
• Nantes - Lyon line
  via Saincaize

2 h from Paris (Lyon Station),
2 h 30 from Lyon,
1 h 45 from Clermont-Ferrand,
4 h from Nantes.

Nevers,
Sanctuary Town :

Nevers is member of the French network of "Sanctuary Towns", an Association which brings together nine Tourist Offices and Sanctuaries having one objective :
To continually improve the reception of visitors, tourists, pilgrims

Accommodation at Espace Bernadette :
Espace Bernadette is a house of welcome, reserved for pilgrims who wish to come either individually or in organized groupes, as well as individuals wishing to make a retreat or just to come for some spiritual refreshment. It is not a hotel.

Wheelchair friendly, lifts provided.

Rooms :
A total of 200 places is divided over 100 rooms with 1 - 3 beds (Basins in every room, toilets and showers on every floor, car park).

Catering : 5 dining rooms (120 places in total) and 2 large rooms (1000 places in total)

Welcoming Young People, Gîte Saint-Michel

Situated in the gardens is user friendly with wheelchair access and accomodation for 30 people.

Designed for young people on the basis of modest comfort keeping the costs within the reach of each one.
The building is self-contained (oratory, multi-purpose room with kitchen area, rooms with 2 to 3 beds, toilets and showers in 2 separate blocks).

Meeting rooms : Espace Bernadette has large bright pleasant places available for pilgrims to meet or work.

• Meeting Rooms : one room to accomodate 120 people is equipped with audio/interpreting (Internet connection adsl)
• Two multipurpose rooms each holding 500 people
• Rooms for discussion groupes
• Quiet rooms, reading rooms with TV (cable-international channels)
• Places of silence and prayer (2 chapels to accomodate 500 and 120 people, several oratories)
• Peaceful gardens

For Mass intentions and prayer:
Please enquire at Bureau Bernadette (Espace Bernadette, 34 rue Saint-Gildard, 58000 NEVERS)
Offering suggested for Mass : 15,24 €

Mass in french:
Weekdays :
every day : 11.30am
and on monday, wednesday, friday and saturday : 8.00am
Sundays and Feast days : : 10.00am