Amritsar city, India The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the main sanctuary of Sikhism, an independent and original religion. Sikhs do not accept austerities, inequality and complex rituals and meditate to achieve merging with one God. Sikhs are easily recognizable by their turbans and long beard, and they always wear a dagger, hair comb, steel …
Ipiales, Colombia The Basilica of Las Lajas is like a fairytale castle built in a river canyon. The first impression does not deceive: behind the neo-Gothic turrets, high windows and pointed arches, a wonderful story is hidden. In the middle of the 18th century, the Indian woman Maria Mueses, as usual, returned home from the …
Tibet Autonomous Region, China Mount Kailash stands far from the bustling world, in the remote highlands of Tibet. It itself looks like a pyramid, the faces are located on the cardinal points, and the cracks on the southern wall fold into a swastika, an ancient sacred symbol. Kailash is considered sacred in four religions at …
The secluded cliff-top monastery, the golden pagoda, the sacred six-thousander peak and the splendid Renaissance cathedral are impressive regardless of religion: believe it or not. Skyscanner has collected holy places from Italy to Bhutan, which you can admire forever. Varanasi is the most important of the seven Sapta Puris, the holy cities of India. According …