Kagyu-Dzong
Paris, Île-de-France, France Buddhism
Historic Tibetan Buddhist temple in Paris and an early major centre of the Karma Kagyu tradition in France.
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Le Puy Cathedral
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Historic Marian pilgrimage cathedral and one of the principal French starting points of the Camino de Santiago, especially the Via Podiensis.
Lerab Ling
Roqueredonde, Hérault, Occitanie, France Buddhism
One of Europe’s leading centres for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in southern France in 1991.
Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Christianity
One of the world’s most recognized medieval cathedrals, an active Catholic church and central monument of Parisian religious and national history.
Plum Village Monastery — Upper Hamlet
Thénac, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Buddhism
One of the three principal French monastic hamlets of Plum Village, the Buddhist community founded by Thich Nhat Hanh in southwest France.
Reims Cathedral
Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral historically associated with the coronation of French kings and one of France’s most important ceremonial sacred sites.
Royal Abbey of Fontevraud
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France Christianity
Vast royal abbey founded in 1101, mother house of the Fontevrist order and necropolis of leading Plantagenets including Eleanor of Aquitaine and…
Sainte-Chapelle
Paris, Île-de-France, France Christianity
Royal Gothic chapel built by Louis IX to house major Passion relics, now one of France’s most important sacred heritage monuments.
Sanctuary of Ars
Ars-sur-Formans, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Major Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary preserving the memory, house, relics and tomb of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars.
Sanctuary of Mont Sainte-Odile
Mont Sainte-Odile, Ottrott, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France Christianity
Emblematic Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary of Alsace, centred on the tomb and cult of St. Odile and a long tradition of prayer on…
Sanctuary of Our Lady of La Salette
La Salette-Fallavaux, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
High-altitude Marian pilgrimage sanctuary associated with a reported 1846 apparition to two shepherd children.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Laus
Notre-Dame du Laus, Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Major Marian pilgrimage sanctuary associated with Benoîte Rencurel’s reported apparitions from 1664 to 1718, formally recognized by the Bishop of Gap in…