Visit Bethlehem

The basilica over the grotto venerated as Jesus’s birthplace in Bethlehem.

The Jordan riverbank where John baptised Jesus, with Byzantine churches and pilgrims wading in white robes.

Ancient city of the Patriarchs.

Judaism’s holiest prayer site, the retaining wall of the Second Temple.

Birthplace of the Buddha, UNESCO-listed.

Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple.

The largest surviving Romanesque church in Europe, built for pilgrims on the road to Santiago and topped by a five-tier octagonal bell tower.

A chapel decorated with the bones of 40,000 people — chandelier included — beside the Gothic St Barbara’s Cathedral.