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Beveren-aan-de-IJzer – Lourdes Grotto

Beveren-aan-de-IJzer is a sub-municipality of Alveringem, situated in the Westhoek of West Flanders along the River Yser.

In the small Chapel of Mary a beautiful Lourdes grotto has been created. The chapel dates from around 1900.

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Chapel of Mary with Lourdes grotto in Beveren-aan-de-IJzer

Above the entrance to the Mary chapel is written “Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us”. The statue of Mary is a typical Lourdes statue in the colours white and blue. Fairy lights have been placed around the statue of Mary. There is also a small statue of the kneeling visionary Bernadette Soubirous inside the grotto.

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Lourdes grotto in the Mary chapel in Beveren-aan-de-IJzer

Numerous cycling and walking routes have been mapped out in the surrounding area.

The Chapel of Our Lady, with its Lourdes Grotto, looks well-maintained. The chapel can be reached via the N364 road, as you enter Beveren aan de IJzer.

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statue of Mary in the Lourdes grotto of the Mary chapel in Beveren-aan-den-IJzer

Address: Kallestraat, next to number 21, Lindestraat-Kallestraat junction, 8691 Beveren aan de IJzer.

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statue of Bernadette Soubirous in the Lourdes Grotto of the Chapel of Our Lady in Beveren on the Yser

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Date of first publication: 27 August 2026
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