Góra Świętej Anny Sanctuary and Calvary
Góra Świętej Anny, Opolskie, Poland Christianity
Franciscan pilgrimage sanctuary and Calvary on Mount Saint Anne in Upper Silesia.
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Basilica of the Immaculate Virgin Mary at Niepokalanów
Niepokalanów, Mazowieckie, Poland Christianity
Franciscan Marian pilgrimage centre founded by Saint Maximilian Kolbe.
Święta Lipka Marian Basilica
Święta Lipka, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland Christianity
Baroque pilgrimage basilica in Warmia renowned for its Marian cult and church organ.
Gietrzwałd Shrine of Our Lady
Gietrzwałd, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland Christianity
Major Marian pilgrimage site associated with the 1877 Gietrzwałd apparitions.
Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń
Licheń Stary, Wielkopolskie, Poland Christianity
Monumental Marian basilica serving a leading Polish pilgrimage sanctuary.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Passion and Marian Sanctuary
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Wadowice County (powiat wadowicki), Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
UNESCO-listed Calvary landscape combining a Bernardine basilica, chapels and pilgrimage routes.
Sanctuary of Saint John Paul II in Kraków
Białe Morza, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
Modern Catholic pilgrimage complex dedicated to the memory and relics of John Paul II.
Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków-Łagiewniki
Łagiewniki, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
International centre of devotion to Divine Mercy, associated with Saint Faustina Kowalska.
Jasna Góra Monastery and Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa
Częstochowa, Śląskie, Poland Christianity
Poland’s foremost Marian pilgrimage shrine houses the revered Black Madonna icon.
Pura Lingsar
Lingsar, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Hinduism
Historic Lombok temple complex associated with shared Hindu and Sasak religious traditions.
Al Akbar National Mosque Surabaya
Pagesangan, Jambangan, Surabaya, Surabaya City, East Java, Indonesia Islam
One of Indonesia’s landmark monumental mosques and a major religious visitor destination in Surabaya.
Masjid Gedhe Kauman Yogyakarta
Kauman, Ngupasan, Gondomanan, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta City, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia Islam
Historic royal mosque of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and an important centre of Muslim court religious life.