Lonely 14th-century church beneath Mount Kazbek — Georgia’s most photographed view.
The third-highest mountain on Earth, sacred enough that climbers stop a few metres below the true summit.
A 5,137 m volcano rising alone from the plain, the traditional landing place of the Ark.
The Fish Tail, sacred to Shiva and closed to climbers — nobody has stood on the summit.
Whitewashed monastery built into a sheer cliff face, the most visited pilgrimage site in the Balkans.
Cliffside Paro Taktsang monastery hike.
Night climb of 5,500 steps to a sacred footprint shared by four religions, timed for sunrise and the peak’s shadow.
World's longest tramway to a clifftop monastery.
Golden monastery perched on a volcanic plug, guarded by monkeys and nat spirits.
The hilltop where Moses is said to have seen the Promised Land, with views to the Dead Sea and Jerusalem.
Bulgaria's grandest mountain monastery.
Nineteen immaculate garden terraces cascading down Mount Carmel.
Greek Orthodox monastery clinging to a sheer cliff face in the Pontic Mountains.
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