Buddhist monk in a yellow robe on stone stairs in front of a Buddhist Zen Temple, located on Mount Hiei (Hiei San), Kyoto area, Honshu, Japan

Thien Truc Buddhist Pagoda, Reclining Buddha, the final Nirvana, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

Mount Hiei (Hiei San), stairs leading up to a Shinto Pagoda in an autumnal forest on the sacred mountain, near Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Ancient carvings of arhats, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas on hillside of Feilaifeng (Flying Peak), Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

Traditional Shoro (bell tower) surrounded by vivid autumn foliage on Mount Hiei, near the historic Enryaku-ji Temple, Ohara, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Ranakpur Jain temple (Chaturmukha Dharana Vihara), Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India

Lotus Temple, a Bahai House of Worship in New Delhi, India

St. Thomas' Parish Church, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Neoclassical Basilica of Bom Jesus do Monte surrounded by gardens on a sunny day, a popular landmark and pilgrimage site, Tenoes, Braga, Minho, Portugal, Europe

Koutoubia Mosque, UNESCO, Marrakech, Morocco

Statue of Mkhitar Gosh, 1130-1213, writer, thinker, priest, founder of Goshavank Monastery, Gosh village, Dilijan National Park, Tavush region, Armenia, Eurasia

Main Church of Saint James, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal, Iberian Peninsula, South Western Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel bay and Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Normandy region, France, Europe

Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), one of the most celebrated pilgrimage centres of the ancient Greek world with the sanctuary of Aphrodite, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kouklia, Paphos district, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Altar at Cloister and Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, Peru, South America

View of the Temple of Horus at dusk, Edfu, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of The Endless Red Gates (Torii) at Fushimi Inari Shrine at dusk, Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Warm night light of stone lanterns at Buddhist cemetery of Oku-no-in, Koyasan (Koya-san), Kansai, Honshu, Japan

Convent of San Antonio de Padua, Izamal, Yucatan State, Mexico

Monument to Pius VII located on the east wall of the Clementine Chapel of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Church of Agios Nikita, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The colourful 14th century Dewri Mandir Temple dedicated to Durga, the Hindu Mother Goddess, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, Asia

Shinto shrine and stone lantern at Ryuan-ji. Minoh National Park near Osaka, Kansai Japan

The 11th century Lingaraja Temple complex dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva in Bhubaneswar, nicknamed the City of Temples, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Asia

Overview of Noravank Monastery and Amaghu River gorges, near Yeghegnadzor, Armenia, Eurasia

St. Michael Catholic Church, Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Architectural detail of the ceiling of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the papal enclave in Rome, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Basilica della Santa Casa, Piazza della Madonna, pilgrimage town of Loreto, Le Marche, Italy, Europe

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, which contains the two holiest sites in Christianity

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Lit candles placed by devotees at sunset at the Shwesagon Pagoda, a 2500 year old Buddhist pilgrimage site, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

A view from above of Lake Bled and the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church, Slovenia, Europe

The Baháʼí Terraces (or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa) Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel

The Baháʼí Terraces (or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa) Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel

Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

San Maria de Finibus Terrae pilgrimage church, Santa Maria di Leuca, Lecce province, Salentine Peninsula, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Candles placed by devotees at sunset in front of the golden Shwesagon Pagoda, a 2500 year old Buddhist pilgrimage site, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Boats in The Ganges River at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Boats in The Ganges River at Ranamahal Ghat and Chousatti Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India

Barletta Cathedral, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Barletta, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Crypt, Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of San Salvatore, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Santa Tecla (Tarragona Cathedral), Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Our Lady of Constantinople, Co-cathedral of Ruvo di Puglia, Ruvo di Puglia, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta of Gravina in Puglia, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Soccorpo Cathedral (Lamia dei Morti) (Cemeterio) (Church of S. Croce), Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Gravina, Bari, Alta Murgia, Apulia, Italy

Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Igreja da Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo), Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Altamura, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Interior, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Ugento, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Altamura, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Santa Tecla (Tarragona Cathedral), Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Cathedral, Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Crypt, Cathedral, Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, San Pietro monumental complex, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Chiesa di San Carlo al Corso interior, Noto, UNESCO, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Capela Nossa Senhora da Agonia (Chapel of Our Lady of Agony), Viana do Castelo, Minho-Lima, Portugal

Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Bust of Saint Nicholas of Myra blessing, 18th century, Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral, Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Crypt, Lecce Cathedral, Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral interior, Braga, Minho Province, Portugal

Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Crypt, Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Lecce Cathedral (Cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and Sant'Oronzo), Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Cathedral of San Salvatore, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Santa Tecla (Tarragona Cathedral), Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Capela Nossa Senhora da Agonia (Chapel of Our Lady of Agony), Viana do Castelo, Minho-Lima, Portugal

Capela Nossa Senhora da Agonia (Chapel of Our Lady of Agony), Viana do Castelo, Minho-Lima, Portugal

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Cathedral of Saint James of Compostela), UNESCO, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Cathedral of Saint James of Compostela), UNESCO, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Cathedral, Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

San Nicolo Cathedral, Noto, UNESCO, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Bom Jesus do Monte church interior, Braga, Minho Province, Portugal

Good Friday procession, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked

Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta

Fresco on outside wall, Sucevita Monastery, Sucevita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Part of Last Judgement fresco on wall, Voronet Monastery, near Gura Humorului, Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Statue of Saint Paul outside Syracuse Cathedral, Piazza Duomo, Ortygia, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Exterior fresco, Church Of The Annunciation, Moldovita Monastery, Moldovita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania