This magnificent basilica is the resting place of most French kings and queens. Louis XIV, Catherine de Medici and Marie Antoinette are among the royals buried here.
Paris: Basilica of Saint-Denis
Mount Nebo: Moses’s last view of the Promised Land
According to the Bible, this mountain overlooking the Dead Sea is where Moses saw the Promised Land right before he died.
Chapelle Notre-Dame at Bétharram
This lavish and unusual 17th century church on the banks of the Gave de Pau has been a popular site with Christian pilgrims for centuries.
Lourdes
France's most famous pilgrimage site is home to a ginormous basilica, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as well as a striking castle atop a very tall rock.
Béarn
In the shadow of the Pyrenees, lies the ancient region of Béarn. A wild, untamed land, it's an area of myths and legends, and has an otherworldly, spiritual feel.
Little Old World 