The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene. The area contains temples, civic buildings and a Roman Bath, it's also the most important site in the ancient city of Cyrene.

Murals in the beautifully painted Inner Sanctuary of the Christian Church of Ura Kedane Meheriet, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa

Woman MR researcher and snorkeler recovering a Humpback whale skeleton and bones underwater Megaptera novaeangliae Espiritu Santo Marine Sanctuary La Paz Los Cabos Sea of Cortez Baja California Mexico East Pacific Ocean KIKE CALVO - VW

Native breed donkeys with Nossa Senhora da Penha chapel (aka Peninha sanctuary built in the 17th century) in background, Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Sintra, Portugal

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) coming ashore on a rock under the midnight sun, Round Island, Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA

Orphan baby African elephant being fed milk from bottle by keeper at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust sanctuary in Nairobi Kenya East Africa

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Karnak. Temple of Khons. Sanctuary. Court. Detail of solar altar. Relief of symbols of unified Upper and Lower Egypt Seth and Horus

France, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, Hautes Alpes, Bénévent-et-Charbillac, Champsaur country, Saint-Grégoire chapel or Pétètes chapel (doll in local dialect, historic monument) in the hamlet of L'Auberie near Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (north of Gap)

Santuario de la Virgen de Izamal of the Franciscan Monastery, Convento de San Antonio de Padua. The monastery is built from stones of the Ppapp-Hol-Chac pyramid (c. 15612-2002).

France, Lot, Rocamadour, Rocamadour pilgrims' staircase. Rocamadour is a spectacular site of pilgrimage for the faithful and tourists

USA, Central California, San Simeon, Piedras Blancas, Cambria, Big Sur Coasts, Beaches, Wildlife, Nature, Creatures, Animals, Mammals, Pinnipeds, Animalia, Mammalia, Carnivora, Family Phocidae, Northern Elephant Seals, Mirounga angustirostris, Endangered

BELIZE, Swallow Caye Wildlife sanctuary, Lionel Heredia known as ´Chocolate´ a manatee conservationist poling boat with tour guide looking for Manatees (they use a pole instead of a motor so as to not injure the manatees)