Chartres Cathedral
Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Gothic masterpiece and historic Marian pilgrimage destination, internationally renowned for medieval stained glass and sculpture.
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Church of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Historic Camargue pilgrimage church famous for annual processions honouring the Saintes Maries and St. Sara, especially the pilgrimage of Roma and Travellers.
Cluny Abbey
Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity
Mother abbey of the Cluniac movement, one of medieval Europe’s most influential monastic institutions and a major sacred heritage site.
Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers
Nevers, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity
International pilgrimage sanctuary at the former Saint-Gildard convent, where St. Bernadette Soubirous lived and where her body is displayed in a glass…
Fleury Abbey, Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity
Historic Benedictine abbey and major centre of the cult of St. Benedict, whose relics are venerated at Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire.
Fontenay Abbey
Marmagne, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Cistercian abbey founded by St. Bernard, one of the finest surviving architectural expressions of early Cistercian ideals.
Grand Synagogue of Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Judaism
Principal historic synagogue of Paris and seat associated with the Chief Rabbinate of France and Paris.
Grande Chartreuse
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Mother monastery of the Carthusian Order, founded by St. Bruno and six companions in 1084 in the Chartreuse mountains.
Grande Mosquée de Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Islam
France’s best-known historic mosque, inaugurated in 1926 as a major national Islamic religious and cultural institution.
Grande Pagode du Bois de Vincennes
Paris, Île-de-France, France Buddhism
National Buddhist landmark in the Bois de Vincennes, headquarters of the Union Bouddhiste de France and custodian of relics presented as relics…
Grotto of Sainte-Baume
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Mountain cave sanctuary long associated in Provençal Catholic tradition with St. Mary Magdalene and reached by a pilgrimage walk through the Sainte-Baume…
Gurdwara Singh Sabha France
Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France Sikhism
France’s first gurdwara according to Seine-Saint-Denis Tourism, a major Sikh place of worship and community centre in Bobigny.