Roussanou Monastery
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Roussanou Monastery is one of the six surviving visitor monasteries of Meteora, dramatically placed on a narrow sandstone pillar near Kalabaka in…
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.
CuratedSource-awareMulti-faithVisitor-ready where known
Curated Discovery
Sacred Places
Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.
Monastery of Saint Stephen, Meteora
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Saint Stephen is one of the six principal monasteries of Meteora and today functions as an Orthodox convent.
Varlaam Monastery
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Varlaam Monastery is one of the six principal monasteries of Meteora, standing on a sandstone pillar above the Thessalian landscape near Kalabaka.
Great Meteoron Monastery
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Great Meteoron is the largest and historically pre-eminent monastery of Meteora, the Orthodox monastic landscape rising above the Thessalian plain near Kalabaka.
Idaean Cave
Psiloritis, Anogeia, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Idaean Cave, or Idaion Andron, lies high on Mount Psiloritis near Anogeia in Crete.
Sanctuary of Apollo at Despotiko
Despotiko, Paros, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Apollo on the uninhabited island of Despotiko, near Antiparos, is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the…
Sanctuary of Delian Apollo (Portara), Naxos
Palatia Islet, Naxos Chora, Naxos, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Delian Apollo at Palatia, immediately beside Naxos Chora, is best known today for the Portara, the enormous marble doorway…
Sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite at Kionia
Kionia, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite at Kionia lies about three kilometres west of Chora on Tinos.
Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
Cape Sounion, East Attica, Attica, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion stands on the southern tip of Attica, where the headland commands the sea routes into…
Asklepieion of Kos
Platani, Kos, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Asklepieion of Kos is the principal sanctuary of Asklepios on the island of Kos and one of the most important sacred…
Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace
Palaiopoli, Samothrace, Evros, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods at Palaiopoli on Samothrace was one of the ancient Aegean’s most renowned mystery sanctuaries.
Sanctuary of Dodona
Dodona, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Dodona in Epirus was one of the oldest and most famous oracular centres of ancient Greece.