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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Carpentras Synagogue

Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Judaism

One of France’s oldest surviving synagogue sites, preserving a medieval ritual bath and an 18th-century prayer hall.

Abbey of Sénanque

Gordes, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity

Active 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Provence, internationally known for its preserved Romanesque monastic architecture and continuing religious life.