Religious Places

The little Romanesque Templar church of Santa Maria Magdalena is 12th-century monument has a splendid arched doorway with lions’ and dragonsR… Read the rest

The Zamora cathedral stands on a highpoint of the Old Town surrounded by its defense walls and gates. Built between 1151 and 1174, the architecture is… Read the rest

Convento de las Ursulas – Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca and Lady Sancha Maldonado founded the convent in the 16th century for the Ursuline order… Read the rest

A major pilgrimage center for Hindus, the holy city of Varanasi has long been associated with the mighty Ganges River, one of the faith’s most i… Read the rest

The Iglesia de San Pedro de la Nave is a Visigothic church that dates to the seventh century. In 1931, the church was removed from its original site s… Read the rest

Bodhgaya, considered the world’s holiest Buddhist site, attracts thousands of visitors each year, all drawn to participate with the resident mon… Read the rest

Hyderabad’s Mecca Masjid, one of the world’s largest mosques (and one of the oldest in India) began in 1614 during Mohammed Quli Qutub Sha… Read the rest

One of Alexandria’s major landmarks, the Abu Abbas al-Mursi Mosque was built in 1796 over the tomb of the 13th-century Sufi holy man Abu Abbas a… Read the rest

Mausoleum of King Mohamed V lies in state on the very place where, upon his return from exile in Madagascar, he gathered thousands of Moroccans togeth… Read the rest

Built in 1565 by the Saadians, the Medersa (madrassa – Islamic school of learning) of Ben Youssef is the largest theological college in Morocco.… Read the rest