The World’s Sacred Places
Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.
Curated Discovery
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
The Archaeological Site of Philippi in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace preserves an ancient city that became a major landmark in the history…
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…
The Catacombs of Milos, near ancient Melos and the village of Trypiti, form one of Greece’s most important surviving early Christian burial…
Vlatadon Monastery is a living Orthodox monastery in Thessaloniki’s Upper Town and one of the monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage…
Pantanassa is a late Byzantine monastery church within the fortified city of Mystras near Sparta in Laconia.
The Church of Saint Sophia stands in central Thessaloniki and is one of the key monuments in the city’s UNESCO-listed sequence of…
The Rotunda of Thessaloniki is a monumental late Roman building whose long history includes major periods of Christian and Islamic religious use.
The Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis stands on the southern coast of Symi and is one of the best-known Orthodox pilgrimage centres…
Panagia Soumela on Mount Vermio near Kastania is the modern Greek pilgrimage shrine that preserves the religious and cultural legacy of the…
The New Church of Saint Andrew in Patras is a major Orthodox pilgrimage church dedicated to Apostle Andrew, the city’s patron saint.
The Basilica of Saint Demetrius is the principal shrine of Thessaloniki’s patron saint and one of the city’s most important early Christian…
The Church of Saint Spyridon in Corfu Town is the island’s principal Orthodox shrine and the centre of devotion to Saint Spyridon,…
