Twilight view on a foggy day of the church of "El Rocío", Andalucía, Spain, where the world-famous catholic pilgrimage takes place each spring across Doñana National park.

Band_i_Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band_E_Amir Dam of the King, Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son_in_law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage,

Bosnia-Hercegovina Medjugorje St.Jakob-church statue 'queen of peace' pilgrims prayer southeast-Europe place of pilgrimage pilgrimage

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The All Seeing eyes of Swayamhunath Buddhist Stupa known also as the Monkey Temple gaze down on the valley of Kathmandu in Nepal Asia This is a popular tourist destination but also a place of worship and pilgrimage

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Band_i_Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band_E_Amir Dam of the King, Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son_in_law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage,

Champak tree (Plumeria acutifolia) at Harihareshwar (Maharashtra, India): Harihareshwar is an important place of pilgrimage on the Maharashtra coastline, and has a hillock jutting out in the sea, which was neatly cut into two by some prehistoric upheaval

One of the crater lakes at Band_E_Amir Dam of the King, Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son_in_law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghan

Tiled portrait of Saddam Hussein hangs outside the Holy Shrine of the Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib Sh'ite, a place of pilgrimage where Ali's tomb is venerated.

Man taking picture from St Peters Basilica towards Vatican Square and Rome The St Peters Basilica was dedicated by pope Urban VIII in 1626 Ever since this church has been the center of Christianity ITALY Lazio Rome

Canterbury Cathedral became a major place of medieval pilgrimage after the murder of Archbishop Thomas A Becket on 29th December 1170 Four knights murdered Becket with swords on the behest of Henry II on the steps of the altar in the cathedral

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Pak Ou caves, a well known Buddhist site and place of pilgrimage, 25km from Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

St Peters Basilica and Vatican Square Vatican The St Peters Basilica was dedicated by pope Urban VIII in 1626 Ever since this church has been the center of Christianity ITALY Lazio Rome

St Peters Basilica and Vatican Square Vatican The St Peters Basilica was dedicated by pope Urban VIII in 1626 Ever since this church has been the center of Christianity ITALY Lazio Rome

Bosnia-Hercegovina Medjugorje St.Jakob-church statue 'queen of peace' tourists southeast-Europe place of pilgrimage pilgrimage church

Nave of Romanesque abbey church of Ste. Foy, on pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Conques, north of Rodez, Midi_Pyrenees, France, Europe

Prayer flags at the Maha Bodhi Temple, a Buddhist place of pilgrimage where the Buddha attained enlightenment, Bodh Gaya, Bihar State, India, Asia

Bosnia-Hercegovina Medjugorje St.Jakob-church statue 'queen of peace' tourists southeast-Europe place of pilgrimage pilgrimage church

St Peters Basilica seen from bridge over the river Tiber Rome The St Peters Basilica was dedicated by pope Urban VIII in 1626 Ever since this church has been the center of Christianity ITALY Lazio Rome

Band_i_Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band_E_Amir Dam of the King, Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son_in_law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage,