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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Basilica of La Macarena

Seville, Andalusia, Spain Christianity

A major Sevillian devotional basilica and home of the celebrated Esperanza Macarena image carried in the city’s Holy Week processions.

Our Lady of Hope of Macarena (Esperanza Macarena)

Seville Cathedral

Seville, Andalusia, Spain Christianity

A monumental Gothic cathedral built on the site of Seville’s former Almohad congregational mosque, with the Giralda preserving the earlier minaret.

Virgin Mary