swap_horiz Montserrat Monastery Alternatives

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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral stands as a historic shrine in northwestern Spain. It is notable for housing what m...

Spain Pilgrimage Christian Apostle

9.2 Excellent

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica

The Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica stands in Mexico City as a significant Christian shrine. Constructed on the location...

Colonial Pilgrimage Mexico City Christian

9.1 Excellent

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Basilica of St. Francis Assisi

The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy is a significant Christian shrine built above the tomb of Saint Francis of...

Italy Christian World Heritage Franciscan

9.0 Excellent

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Wutai Shan

Mount Wutai (Wutai Shan) is a sacred Buddhist mountain in Shanxi, China. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it con...

China Mountain Pilgrimage Buddhist

8.7 Great

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Emei Shan

Sacred Buddhist mountain in Sichuan, China, UNESCO-listed in 1996, rising to 3,099 m and home to over 30 temples includi...

China Mountain Pilgrimage Sichuan

8.7 Great

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Mount Tai (Taishan) Shrines

Sacred Taoist mountain in Shandong, China, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, where Chinese emperors performed sacri...

China Mountain Ancient Shandong

8.7 Great

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Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France, established after Bernadette Soubirous reported Marian apparitions in 1858,...

France Healing Pilgrimage Christian

8.7 Great

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Palitana Temples

Complex of over 900 Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill in Gujarat, India, considered the holiest Shvetambara Jain pilgri...

India Mountain Ancient Gujarat

8.7 Great

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Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)

Adam's Peak is a tall mountain in Sri Lanka revered by Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, and Muslims. Pilgrims climb it ann...

Mountain Pilgrimage Sri Lanka Multi Faith

8.5 Great

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Fatima Shrine

Catholic shrine in Fátima, Portugal, marking the site where three shepherd children reported Marian apparitions in 1917,...

Portugal Pilgrimage Christian Marian

8.5 Great

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Church of the Nativity

Christian basilica in Bethlehem, West Bank, built over the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, originally commission...

Ancient Christian World Heritage Birth

8.5 Great

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Basilica of Aparecida

Catholic basilica in Aparecida, São Paulo, Brazil, housing a terracotta statue of Our Lady discovered in 1717 and the la...

Pilgrimage Brazil Christian Marian

8.4 Great

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Jasna Góra Shrine

Pauline monastery in Częstochowa, Poland, founded in 1382 and housing the venerated Black Madonna icon, one of the most...

Poland Pilgrimage Christian Czestochowa

8.2 Great

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Loreto Shrine

Catholic shrine in Loreto, Italy, centered on a stone structure traditionally venerated as the Holy House of the Virgin...

Italy Christian Marian Loreto

7.7 Good

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Medjugorje Shrine

Catholic pilgrimage site in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where six residents reported ongoing visions of the Virg...

Pilgrimage Christian Bosnia Marian

7.2 Good

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Knock Shrine

Catholic pilgrimage site in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, established after fifteen witnesses reported apparitions of the...

Ireland Christian Marian Apparition

7.0 Good

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National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Catholic basilica in Washington, D.C., the largest Catholic church in North America, completed in 1959 and dedicated to...

USA Basilica Christian Washington DC

7.0 Good

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Walsingham Shrine

Catholic and Anglican pilgrimage site in Norfolk, England, tracing its origins to a vision of the Virgin Mary reportedly...

England Medieval Norfolk Christian

6.8 Fair

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Croagh Patrick

Sacred quartzite mountain in County Mayo, Ireland where St. Patrick fasted for 40 days in 441 CE; draws tens of thousand...

Mountain Ireland Christian Mayo

6.8 Fair

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Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

The Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston is a historic Catholic church completed in 1878, famous for housing t...

Icon Italy Christian Rome

6.5 Fair