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The Planet's Most Spiritual Places presents the 100 most important faith and spiritual sites from all over the world.
List of contents
Ancient Monuments (23)
- Ubud, Bali
- Tiwanaku, Bolivia
- Easter Island, Chile
- Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
- Stonehenge, England
- Luxor, Egypt
- Acropolis, Greece
- Prambanan Temple Compounds, Indonesia
- The Skelligs, Ireland
- Petra, Jordan
- Chichen Itza, Mexico
- Mayan Ruins, Tulum, Mexico
- Bagan, Myanmar
- Karachi Chaukhandi Tombs, Pakistan
- Macchu Pichu, Peru
- Nazca Lines, Peru
- Taputapuatea Marae, Tahiti
- Ayutthaya, Thailand
- Borobudor, Thailand
- Newgrange, Ireland
- Mount Athos, Greece
- Delphi, Greece
Natural Wonders (22)
- Byron Bay, Australia
- Uluru, Australia
- Little Manitou Lake, Canada
- Nan Madol, Eastern Micronesia
- Huahine, French Polynesia
- Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
- Saut D’eau, Haiti
- Snaefellsjokull Glacier, Iceland
- Sulaiman-Too, Kyrgyzstan
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Sossusvlei, Namibia
- Cape Reinga, New Zealand
- Lake Titicaca, Peru/Bolivia
- Nazaré Canyon, Portugal
- Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
- Es Vedrà, Ibiza, Spain
- Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka
- Mount Kailash, Tibet
- Crater Lake, USA
- Joshua Tree National Park, USA
- Monument Valley, USA
- Cenote Sagrado, Mexico
Places of Worship (21)
- Medjugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Al Farooq Omar Ibn Al Khattab Mosque, Dubai
- Aachen Cathedral, Germany
- Dresden Frauenkirche, Germany
- Nasir-Al-Mulk Mosque, Iran
- Dome of the Rock, Israel
- St Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy
- Yamoussoukro Basilica, Ivory Coast
- Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali
- The Seven Saints of Marrakesh, Morocco
- The Church of the Nativity, Palestine
- Jasna Göra Monastery, Poland
- Sanctuary of Fatima, Portugal
- St Basil’s Cathedral, Russia
- Al-Masjid an-Nabawī, Saudi Arabia
- Sagrada Familia, Spain
- St Sophia’s Cathedral, Ukraine
- St John The Divine, USA
- St Peter’s, Vatican City
- Hagia Sophia, Turkey
- Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Centres of Enlightenment (9)
- Tiger’s Nest, Paro Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan
- Yungang Grottoes, China
- Kyoto, Japan / Koya-San, Japan
- Khamar Monastery, Mongolia
- Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar
- Boudhanath, Nepal
- Haedong Yonggung Temple, South Korea
- Fo Guang Shan, Taiwan
- Chiu Gompa Monastery, Tibet
Pilgrimage (12)
- Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, Bolivia
- Mount Sinai, Egypt
- Lourdes, France
- Garden Tomb, Israel
- Shikoku, Japan
- Batu Caves, Malaysia
- Lumbini, Nepal
- Bethlehem, Palestine
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- Glastonbury, England
- Reims Cathedral, France
Living Landmarks (13)
- Christ The Redeemer, Brazil
- Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Quito, Ecuador (multi-faith)
- Church of St George, Ethiopia
- Mont St Michel, France
- Meteora, Greece
- Bodh Gaya, India
- Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
- Taj Mahal, India
- Varanasi, India
- Western Wall, Israel
- Hill of Crosses, Lithuania
- Wat Rong Khun, (White Temple), Thailand
About the author
Malcolm Croft is the author of more than 50 humour, reference and popular culture titles, including
Lonely Planet’s Travel Book,
50 Years of Glastonbury,
Coldplay: Life In Technicolour, and many others. Malcolm is also an editor, copywriter, and a journalist for magazines and newspapers.
He lives in Bristol with his wife, two children and cat.
Summary
The Planet's Most Spiritual Places presents the 100 most important faith and spiritual sites from all over the world.
