Naviquan Travel Ideas Tagged with "Sacred place and sanctuary"
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Amalfi is a town in Italy and a popular destination among tourists. Amalfi belongs to the province of Salerno in Campania region, Italy. The town is located in a picturesque ...
Nov. 11, 2011
The Mezquita-Catedral is the cathedral of the Diocese of Córdoba, a historic city in Andalusia, southern Spain. The official name of Mezquita-Catedral (Mosque-Cathedral) is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de ...
Aug. 25, 2011
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Família also known Sagrada Familia) is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain ...
Aug. 25, 2011
The Shrine of the Three Kings is a container (reliquary or shrine) with the bones of Magi also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The Magi ...
Aug. 25, 2011
Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene is a Benedictine abbey church in the commune and town of Vezelay (Burgundy, France). The official history of the basilica starts in 860 AD when ...
Aug. 25, 2011
The Hill Cumorah Pageant is an outstanding show of biblical proportions, literally and figuratively. The pageant, which is based on the Book of Mormon, features a cast of more than ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Ajanta and Ellora Caves are two separate historical monuments in India located not far from Aurangabad, a city in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. The city has become a ...
Aug. 26, 2011
The Jokhang, also called the Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery or Tsuklakang, is located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital of Tibetan autonomous region in China. For most Tibetans ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Angkor Wat is a temple complex built in Angkor (meaning "city" in Sanskrit; Angkor Wat means "City Temple") area of the powerful and rich Khmer Empire. In the 9th - 13th ...
Jan. 5, 2012
Paro Taktsang or Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also known as The Tiger's Nest) is a Buddhist sacred site and temple complex in Paro valley in Kingdom of Bhutan. The monastery ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Saint-Honorat and Saint-Marguerite islands form the Iles de Lérins archipelago off the bay of Cannes, about a mile off shore from French Riviera town of Cannes. Saint-Honorat is the smallest ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Cappadocia or Kapadokya is a land with unique, almost surreal, alien-like landscape in Nevşehir Province, central Anatolia, Turkey. Fairy chimneys and churches cut out in soft rock formations, intricate systems ...
Aug. 26, 2011
The Valley of the Kings is an actual valley located in Upper (southern) Egypt. The valley is located on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite the city of ...
Aug. 26, 2011
The Temple Mount (known in the bible as Mount Zion or Mount Moriah and by Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary) is located in Jerusalem, Israel. The first Temple was built ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Kinkaku-ji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), also known as Rokuon-ji (Deer Garden Temple) is a Zen Buddhist temple located in Kyoto, Japan (Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 ...
Aug. 26, 2011
The Cusco Cathedral or Cathedral of Santo Domingo is located in Cusco (Cuzco or Qosqo) a historic city in southeastern Peru, about an hour flight from Lima. The city is ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Wu Yueh is the collective name given to five sacred mountains of Taoism - one of three main religions of China together with Confucianism and Buddhism. These mountains are: Tai Shan ...
Aug. 27, 2011
The Sümela Monastery (Sümela Manastırı in Turkish and also known as Meryemana since it was dedicated to the Virgin Mary) at Melá mountain is a Greek Orthodox monastery. It stands ...
Aug. 26, 2011
Mount Sinai, also known as Moses Mountain, is the name of a mountain in Saint Katherine city, on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. The mountain is surrounded by higher peaks ...
Aug. 27, 2011
The Metéora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. The nearest town is Kalampaka known not only in Greece but also all ...
Aug. 27, 2011
