Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, Apulia, Italy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crypt, 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

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

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

Chiesa e Convento di San Francesco all'Immacolata, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Noto, Siracusa, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Crypt, Basilica of St. Nicholas, Bari, 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

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

Gothic Cloisters of the Porto Cathedral (Se do Porto), Roman Catholic Cathederal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto (Oporto), Norte, Portugal, Europe

Segovia Cathedral, UNESCO, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain

Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral Basilica of Santa Thecla, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

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

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

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

Tympanum above west door of abbey church of Ste. Foy (on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela) of Christ and the Last Judgement, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Tomb of Don Alonso de Madrigal, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Main chapel, Altarpiece of the Main Altar, 1499-1512, by Pedro Berruguete, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

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

Sadhu (Holy Man) at Hindu pilgrimage site, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Virgin Mary of the Assumption (Cathedral of Palermo), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Church of San Giuseppe, Piazza IX aprile, Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Mother Church of San Marco Evangelista, Agnone, Isernia, Molise, Italy, Europe

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Exterior facade dating from 1750, of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Christian pilgrimage destination, Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Balanced rock covered in gold leaf, major Buddhist stupa and pilgrim site, Kyaiktiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Basilica of St. Teresa, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Sadhu (Holy Man) at Hindu pilgrimage site, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ancient Cathedral of Santa Maria Aprutiensis, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Basilica of St. Teresa, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Church of St. Peter the Apostle, Frosolone, Isernia, Molise, Italy, Europe

Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Retablos, Ex Votos, Parish of the Immaculate Conception, Catholic pilgrimage site, Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi state, Mexico, North America

Church of La Martorana (Chiesa della Martorana) (Santa Maria dell Ammiraglio), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Church of San Silvestro Papa, Bagnoli del Trigno, Isernia, Molise, Italy, Europe

Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari, Nicosia, Enna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Cathedral of Evora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Cathedral of Evora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Monreale Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe

Monreale Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sadhu (Holy Man) at Hindu pilgrimage site, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

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. 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

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

Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Zaouia (tomb) of Moulay Idriss II, medina Fez. Morocco

Detail, Door of Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani, medina, Fez.Morocco

Courtyard, Zaouia (tomb) of Moulay Idriss II, medina, Fez. Morocco

Facade of Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani, medina, Fez.Morocco

Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani, medina, Fez.Morocco

Women praying, Courtyard, Zaouia (tomb) of Moulay Idriss II, medina, Fez. Morocco

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (Church of St. George) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A young girl sitting against the walls of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A woman sits in front of a painting of jesus Christ inside the church of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Golgotha (House of Golgotha Mikael), known for its arts and said to contain the tomb of King Lalibela) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Rock hewn monolithic church of Bet Giyorgis (Church of St. George) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A man sits near a collection of Christian artwork within the church of Bet Medhane Alem (Church of the World Savior) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Statue of Pope Pius the ninth, Saint Peter's Square, Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

The baptistry and cathedral, Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

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

Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, also called Iglesia de Mercedes, on Great Pyramid of Cholula, Cholula, Mexico

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

View over lake Wolfgangsee to parish and pilgrimage church and Hotel Im Weissen Roessel am Wolfgangsee, St. Wolfgang, Upper Austria, Salzkammergut, Austria

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Plaza Obradoiro, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, province of La Coruna, Galicia, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Burgos cathedral, Gothic, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, province of Burgos, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Fourteenth century stone arch bridge crossing the Lot River, Pont Valentre, Valentre bridge, Cahors, Via Podiensis, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, Lot, Southern France, Europe

Portal at Colegio de San Jeronimo wih sculpture of St. James, cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, 15.Jhd., Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, province of La Coruna, Galicia, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, province of La Coruna, Galicia, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Saeben Abbey, Saben Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery and pilgrimage site, Saeben, South Tyrol, Italy

Plaza Immaculada, cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, province of La Coruna, Galicia, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe