The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Arkadi Monastery

Arkadi, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Christianity

Arkadi Monastery near Rethymno is one of Crete’s most important Orthodox monasteries and a national symbol of the island’s nineteenth-century struggle against…

Idaean Cave

Psiloritis, Anogeia, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Ancient Greek Religion

The Idaean Cave, or Idaion Andron, lies high on Mount Psiloritis near Anogeia in Crete.

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