Sites In Spectacular Settings

Many of the great sacred places of the world are enhanced by their dramatic or exceptionally beautiful locations. Below is an illustrated index of the 33 Sites in Spectacular Settings profiled on Sacred Destinations so far. For photo credits, please see corresponding articles.

Featured Sites in Spectacular Settings

Senanque Abbey Provence, France Founded in 1148, the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque is a lovely Cistercian abbey and one of the best places to see Provence's famed lavender fields. Fountains Abbey Yorkshire, England Founded by Cistercian monks in 1132, this is the largest monastic ruin in Britain. It offers many interesting things to see in a beautiful natural setting. Ring of Brodgar Orkney, Scotland Dating from around 2500 BC, this magnificent stone circle occupies a scenic location between two lakes on Orkney. Measuring nearly 104 m in diameter, it is the third largest stone circle in Britain.

All Sites in Spectacular Settings (by Country) Cerro Calvario Copacabana, Bolivia Beng Melea Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia Ta Prohm Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia Fountains Abbey Yorkshire, England Rievaulx Abbey Yorkshire, England Lindisfarne England Oddington Church Oddington, Gloucestershire, England St Ives Church St Ives, Cornwall, England St Michael's Mount Cornwall, England Shap Abbey England St-Martin-du-Canigou Languedoc-Roussillon, France Senanque Abbey Provence, France Chapel of St Michael d'Aiguilhe Le Puy, Auvergne, France Mont St-Michel Normandy, France Delos Delos, Cyclades, Greece Agia Triada Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Great Meteoron Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Roussanou Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Varlaam Monastery Meteora, Thessaly, Greece Pura Tanah Lot Bali, Indonesia Skellig Michael County Kerry, Ireland Underwater Museum Caesarea, Israel Eremo delle Carceri Assisi, Umbria, Italy San Galgano Abbey Tuscany, Italy Mnajdra Temples Qrendi, Malta Island, Malta Palenque Chiapas, Mexico Tulum Yucatan, Mexico Machu Picchu Urubamba Valley, Peru Callanish Stones Isle of Lewis, Western Isles, Scotland Ring of Brodgar Orkney, Scotland Spiez Schlosskirche Spiez, Canton Bern, Switzerland Bighorn Medicine Wheel Wyoming, USA

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