Random Selection of Sacred Sites
Below is a dozen random sacred sites and religious places from our database - a great way to discover new and interesting places! Click on a thumbnail for more information and photos, or refresh your browser for another selection.
Meteora, Thessaly, GreeceThis popular Meteora monastery features a pleasant garden and a friendly monk who often chats with visitors there.
Canton Schwyz, SwitzerlandThis important Catholic shrine includes the relics of a saint, a miraculous Black Madonna statue and a Benedictine monastery. Einsiedeln is also home to the world's largest nativity scene.
Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBarcelona's 14th-century cathedral is a celebrated example of Catalan Gothic architecture. Its best feature is the cloister with lush gardens and, oddly, a gaggle of white geese.
Lazio, ItalyAnagni Cathedral is a fine Romanesque edifice especially famed for its crypt, which is covered in beautifully-preserved medieval frescoes of biblical stories, saints and science.
Shanghai, ChinaThis Taoist temple was founded in 1403 but the current temple dates from the early 1990s. It is dedicated to a local hero and is part of a large marketplace.
Burgundy, FranceThis squat, solid Romanesque church in southern Burgundy is notable for its 11th-century architecture and interesting sculptures, including a cyclops playing a pan-flute.
Rome, Lazio, ItalyThis major pilgrimage basilica features a columned portico, 6th-century mosaic, catacombs, and lovely 12th-century cloister. It is dedicated to Lawrence, who was martyred by roasting on a gridiron.
Baltimore, Maryland, USAThere are many "First Unitarian Churches" in the United States, but the one in Baltimore really deserves the name. It was here in 1819 that Unitarianism was first defined as a denomination.
Esquipulas, GuatemalaCalled the "spiritual center of Central America" by Pope John Paul II, the Basilica of Esquipulas attracts many pilgrims to its miraculous statue of the Black Christ carved in 1595.
Exeter, Devon, EnglandSt Mary Steps is a Late Gothic parish church with some Norman remains. Located just inside the Roman city wall near the old west gate, it is best known for the interesting old clock on its tower.
Galilee, IsraelCapernaum is home to a magnificent synagogue built between the 2nd and 5th centuries, but the precise date remains a subject of debate. It may stand over the ruins of a synagogue in which Jesus preached.
Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, GermanyUlm Münster is the tallest church in the world and the finest Gothic church in Germany. Now Protestant, the church has dominated the region for hundreds of years.
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