We had an AMAZING time in 2026!
Particularly participating in the unique and vibrant living ceremonies around the black Madonna, Saint Sara Le Kali and the annual gypsy pilgrimage in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, attended by over 10,000 Romani from all over Europe.
I will offer this tour again in 2028 and the dates and itinerary will be very similar to the one listed below from 2026.
This small group tour will sell out – please contact me now to express your interest. 

For The Love of Mary
 
France tour 2026

Join us on our 9 day adventure!

This nine day tour will be based in several locations in the South of France in late May 2026. We will travel out each day to explore Sacred Sites related to both the High Priestess Mary Magdalene, Mother Mary and the Ancient Goddesses that preceded her, who she embodied and some of whom were worshipped in these places. We will walk in these places and create simple ceremonies there.

My heartfelt and deepest gratitude to the lovely Chicchan who inspired us both to make similar pilgrimages over several visits to France, which form the basis of this tour.

The tour price includes transport in France, accommodation, breakfasts and welcome evening meal.
After visiting Mary Magdelene’s cave and remains, we will join the gypsy pilgrimage at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer for a once in a lifetime experience, as they process Saint Sara-la-Kali, The Black Madonna to the sea and back. 

Thursday May 21, 2026 – Aix-en-Provence
Arrive Aix-en-Provence and explore this beautiful city before our welcome dinner.
Stay Aix-en-Provence.

Friday May 22, 2026 – Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume and Mary’s cave in Sainte-Baume
Depart Aix-en-Provence after a leisurely breakfast for transport in our own minibus to Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume where we will take the steep walk up the mountain at Sainte-Baume to Mary’s cave and Chapel where she lived a hermetic existence for over 30 years. Our ceremony outside the grotto will connect to our Higher Selves, Mary and the Masters.
After lunch at a local family restaurant we will experience a profound meeting with Mary Magdalene’s remains in the crypt of Basilique de Sainte Marie-Madeleine. 
Stay at Plan-d’Aups-Sainte-Baume family hotel.  Breakfast included

The crypt of Basilique de Sainte Marie-Madeleine and Mary’s remains.

Sainte-Baume, Mary’s cave and Chapel

Saturday May 23, 2026 – Travel to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Gypsy pilgrimage
In the landing place and Church of The Three Marys – Mary Magdalene, Mary Jacobe and Mary Salome, who having been abandoned on a raft with neither sails nor paddles landed in France and were welcomed by Sara-la-Kali, the black gypsy queen and patron saint of gypsies. we will enjoy an evening if music, dance and celebration with the many travellers who return for this celebration each year.
Stay at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer family hotel.  Breakfast included.

Sunday May 24, 2026 – Procession of the statue of the Black Madonna to the sea and back
Experience the service, chanting and excitement in the Basilica as the Black Madonna is lifted from the crypt and carried out into the village. Join the procession of 10,000 Roma as they carry, the Black Madonna Sara-la-Kali, the black gypsy queen to sea and back and enjoy the following festivities.
Stay at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer family hotel.  Breakfast included.

The Black Madonna Sara-la-Kali, the black gypsy queen is processed from the Basilica to the sea and back.

Monday May 25, 2026 – Procession of the statue of two Marys – Carcassonne
With a more sedate local group of pilgrims we follow experience the mass and follow the Statues to the sea and back. Traveling onwards to Toulouse, we explore the stunning fortress city of Carcassonne en route then we settle into our base in Toulouse for the next few days of exploration.
Stay at Toulouse.  Breakfast included.

The two marys are processed from the Basilica to the sea and back.

Tuesday May 26, 2026 – Lourdes
A day trip to Lourdes and the grotto where Mary appeared to a young girl in 1858, the source of many miracles and a very interesting place to visit!  Healing ceremony as close to the grotto as feasible, focus on Global Healing for the planet and grounding the essence of Mary here, now.
Stay at Toulouse. Breakfast included.

       

Lourdes

Wednesday May 27, 2026 – Montségur / Rennes-le-Château
We visit an isolated fortress in Montségur where 200 Cathar “Perfects” were burned at the stake in a mass execution by the Catholic Church, as their form of direct personal Christianity became threat to the church.
It is said the Holy Grail was smuggled out of the fortress and hidden in Rennes-le-Château which we will be our next stop.
We will create a healing ceremony at Montségur for those who were sacrificed, considering the things we might sacrifice for the protection of Truth and Faith.
At Rennes-le-Château we restore balance to the area by grounding the Divine Feminine in the church grounds.
Stay at Toulouse. Breakfast included.

   

Montségur

     

Rennes-le-Château

Thursday May 28, 2026 – Rocamadour – Our Lady Black Madonna
A day trip to an extraordinary place of pilgrimage where a statue of Black Mary carved by a saint was originally placed in a cave dedicated to a pre-Christian trinity of goddesses. Ceremony for all of the goddesses that Mary embodies.
Stay at Toulouse. Breakfast included.

Rocamadour

Friday May 29, 2026 – Depart Toulouse
After our final breakfast together, depart Toulouse for our onward journeys.
Breakfast included.

Testimonials

“A month later, and the Mary Magdalene tour with Raym continues to have a profound impact on my inner being.
This tour was truly sacred. Every aspect was expertly curated, allowing for deep relaxation — and that, combined with the powerful energy of the sacred sites themselves, opened up a beautiful awakening of the divine feminine within me. It is hard to put this shift fully into words, as it lives far more internally than externally.
From a practical point of view, I found the organisation of the tour to be superb. Raym took exceptional care of all of us throughout, and it felt like the best kind of holiday — relaxing, beautiful, with wonderful food, our days spent exploring both the inner and outer landscapes of the south of France.
Highlights for me included the breathtaking scenery, with views that truly took my breath away, visiting the Grotte of Mary in Sainte-Baume, and the stoic, mystical energy of Rennes-le-Château. And of course, the wonderful people. Raym was the only person in the group I had met before, yet within hours I had made new and beautiful friends, with whom I loved sharing this journey.
If you are considering joining Raym on retreat, I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Thank you again xx”.
Laura
London, UK

“Participating in Raym’s inaugural southern France sacred sites tour was the trip of a lifetime, bringing alive a profound period in history that I had only read about in books.  Each carefully chosen stop along the tour was an immersion into the energies of the events that had occurred. I left the trip with a deep understanding and appreciation for the courage of those who came before, and a personal relationship with both Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary that has changed me.
The trip was a very personal and experiential immersion and one that I would happily repeat.
Thank you Raym, for creating such a carefully curated experience. The itinerary was spot on and the accommodations comfortable and first rate”.
Rev. Jude Smith, Interfaith Minister
New York, USA

“Overall, I had an incredible time on tour in France with Raym, Rachel, Elodie and the most beautiful group of like-minded women I could ever have asked to meet. We laughed, we cried, we sang, we felt so much together, as we remembered and connected deeply to the magnificent French countryside and remote and sacred sites we visited. All the way, we were nurtured with great care and expert guidance by our three team leaders and I cannot recommend this experience more highly to anyone feeling a calling to GO. Just DO IT!
I’m joining Raym for the UK tour in 2026.”
Georgie
Melbourne, Australia

“Raym’s tours attract like-minded souls and you’ll probably make lasting friendships!  The sacred sites tour of France was well-planned yet conducted at a relaxed pace, and we visited places where past life activations and profound healing and forgiveness from those lives occurred.  Following in the footsteps of Mary Magdalene, the Essenes and the Cathars, we visited unique and varied sites and had some wonderful French food along the way! (I would go back tomorrow for the Creme Brûlée made by the chef in our humble motel at Saint Baume!)
If you feel a connection with the Magdalenes do yourself a favour and join this tour.”
Love 
Kim
Byron Bay, Australia 

Prices advised on request for my 2028 FRANCE tour.