Rising above the Dnieper River on the green hills of the Ukrainian capital, the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra is one of the oldest and holiest centres of Eastern Slavic Orthodoxy. Famous

Source: Pixabay Vatican City – home of St Peter’s Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the pope – is the spiritual capital of the Catholic world and one of the most

There are places whose importance to a people far outstrips their size, and Studenica is one of them. Tucked into a green river valley in the mountains of central Serbia,

In this article A fortress in the emptiness The man who walked into the desert The temptations and the legend that followed A monastery grown around a grave Who the

Source: Pixabay Most visitors to Meteora stay in the valley town of Kalambaka or the smaller, quieter village of Kastraki, both directly below the rocks. Each offers a good range

Source: Pixabay Assisi offers an appealing mix of small hotels, guesthouses, and religious hospitality houses, many set within the historic walls. Staying overnight lets you experience the town once the

Source: Pixabay Bethlehem is small and walkable, and many pilgrims stay overnight rather than visiting on a day trip from Jerusalem – partly to attend services at the Church of

Canterbury is compact enough that almost anywhere in or near the old city puts you within a short walk of the cathedral. The choice mostly comes down to whether you

Source: Pixabay Most visitors to Częstochowa stay close to Jasna Góra, along or near the grand avenue that leads to the monastery, where hotels, guesthouses, and pilgrim houses cluster together.

Source: Pixabay The town of Fátima exists largely to receive pilgrims, so it is full of hotels, guesthouses and pilgrim hostels, most of them within easy walking distance of the