megaliths

List of Places

  • House of the Virgin Ephesus, Turkey

    Discovered in a vision by a bedridden German nun in 1812, this stone building is believed by many Catholics and Muslims to be where the Virgin Mary lived her last years. It includes a healing fountain.

  • Grotto of Massabielle Lourdes, France 1858

    The holiest site at Lourdes, this is the grotto in which Mary appeared to Bernadette in 1858 and the source of the shrine's healing waters.

  • Horca del Inca Copacabana, Bolivia

    A Pre-Inca site despite its popular name, this trilithic gate perched on the hillside is surrounded by pierced rocks that permit the sun's rays to shine onto the lintel during the solstices.

  • Tirthapuri Hot Springs China

    Located north of Mount Kailash, Tirthapuri is an important pilgrimage site. After bathing in the hot springs, pilgrims visit a monastery that enshrines the footprints of Guru Rinpoche.

  • Hammamat Ma'in Jordan

    Hammamat Ma'in (also called Zarqa Ma'in) is a series of natural hot springs and waterfalls with biblical connections, located between Madaba and the Dead Sea in Jordan.

  • Pura Tirta Empul Indonesia

    This thousand-year-old temple centers around a pool fed by a sacred spring created by Indra.

  • Shrine of Our Lady of Banneux Banneux, Belgium 1933

    In 1933, the Virgin Mary appeared to a young girl of Banneux on eight separate occasions. The Blessed Virgin spoke only briefly, but led young Mariette to a spring with healing powers.

  • Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Portugal c.4000-3500 BCE

    This prehistoric dolmen in Portugal dates from as early as 4000 BCE. It is the largest dolmen in Europe.

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