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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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Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Salamanca Cathedrals

Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity

A unique joined complex of Salamanca’s medieval Old Cathedral and the much larger late Gothic New Cathedral.

Virgin Mary

Pamplona Cathedral

Pamplona, Navarre, Spain Christianity

Pamplona’s cathedral, a major Camino monument associated with the medieval kings of Navarre and the venerated image of Santa María la Real.

Santa María la Real

Palma Cathedral

Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain Christianity

Mallorca’s monumental Gothic cathedral overlooking Palma’s waterfront, with important royal, liturgical and artistic associations.

Virgin Mary

León Cathedral

León, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity

A major Camino cathedral celebrated for its luminous Gothic architecture and exceptional stained glass.

Virgin Mary

Jaca Cathedral

Jaca, Huesca, Aragón, Spain Christianity

One of the formative monuments of Spanish Romanesque architecture and an important cathedral on the Camino de Santiago.

St. Peter

Santo Domingo de la Calzada Cathedral

Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, Spain Christianity

A major Camino cathedral preserving the tomb and cult of St. Dominic de la Calzada, a saint closely associated with care for…

St. Dominic de la Calzada

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

Burgos Cathedral

Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity

A UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral and major Camino de Santiago monument containing the tombs of El Cid and Doña Jimena.

Virgin Mary

Toledo Cathedral

Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Christianity

Spain’s primatial cathedral and one of the country’s foremost Gothic religious monuments.

Virgin Mary

Valencia Cathedral

Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain Christianity

Valencia’s metropolitan cathedral, a major Gothic monument whose Holy Chalice Chapel preserves a cup venerated as the Holy Chalice.

Holy Chalice

Oviedo Cathedral

Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Christianity

A major northern Spanish cathedral whose Holy Chamber preserves celebrated medieval relics and which anchors the Camino Primitivo pilgrimage tradition.

Holy Saviour