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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Facade do Obradoiro of the Baroque style Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

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

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

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

Buddhist monk passes prayer flags at Mulagandhakuti Vihara Temple at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Church of La Martorana (Chiesa della Martorana) (Santa Maria dell Ammiraglio), UNESCO World Heritage Site, 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

View from Praza da Obradoiro Baroque style cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

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

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

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

Myanmar

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

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

Cahors, Via Podiensis, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, Lot, Southern France, 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

Saint-Jean-Pied-de Port, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Suedfrankreich, Frankreich, Europe

Burgos cathedral at night with firework display, 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

Saint-Jean-Pied-de Port, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Suedfrankreich, Frankreich, 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

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

Burgos cathedral in teh evening light, 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

pilgrimage village Santa Maria del Monte, Santa Maria del Monte, Sacromonte di Varese, World Heritage Site, Lombardy, Italy

Lugo cathedral and Roman town wall, Lugo, Camino Primitivo, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage Site, European Cultural Route, province of Lugo, Galicia, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Grave site of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen

Grave site of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen

Grave site of the prophet Hud, pilgrimage site of Gabr Hud, Qabr Hud, Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen

Azam Mosque, Fatima Masumeh Shrine, Qom, Iran, Asia

Gravestone in the historic cemetery of the pilgrimage church Maria Loreto in Star˝ Hroznatov, Altkinsberg, Cheb region, Eger, Boehmen, Egerland, Czech Republic, Europe

Altar and interiors, Wies Church, pilgrimage church of the scourged Savior, County Steingaden, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wies Church, pilgrimage church of the scourged Savior, County Steingaden, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Golden rock and stupa at sunset, Kyaikhtiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Golden rock and stupa at sunset, Kyaikhtiyo, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Dome fresco, Wies Church, pilgrimage church of the scourged Savior, County Steingaden, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wies Church, pilgrimage church of the scourged Savior, County Steingaden, Pfaffenwinkel, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Capilla del Pocito, Fountain Chapel, Basilica Guadalupe, church in Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Maristel·la Chapel, pilgrimage and traditional bolero dancing, Son Ferrà Forest, Esporles, Tramuntana Mountains, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Umayyad Mosque at Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque at Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque at Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque at Aleppo, Syria

Blessing of the Cohenim in Passover. Jerusalem, Israel. Jews praying at the Western Wall wrapped in white Talit. Solemn celebratory ceremony at the Western slope of the Temple Mount. The concept of pilgrimage

Burgos Cathedral rear facade in Saint James Way at Castilla Leon of Spain

Cereal fields by The Way of Saint James in Castilla near Burgos

Maria Brunn Church, Baroque church and pilgrimage site, Tittmoning, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View onto the Christian pilgrimage site of Sednaya, Saidnaya, Syria, Middle East

Miraculous image of the Virgin Mary, Madonna delle Lacrime Church, pilgrimage site in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Souvenir shop, Madonna delle Lacrime Church, pilgrimage site in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Souvenir shop, Madonna delle Lacrime Church, pilgrimage site in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Souvenir shop, Madonna delle Lacrime Church, pilgrimage site in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy