It is an important Catholic sanctuary which receives thousands of pilgrims each year.

Samothrace was an important sanctuary for the Hellenistic Macedonian kings.

The Grove serves as an important sanctuary for people, from locals to world visitors, a refuge for memories and a place of new enjoyment.

It was also an important sanctuary of Apollo.

Perhaps the most important sanctuaries were concentrated on the temple-island of Philae, on what was then the country's southern border.

It remained an important religious sanctuary until the rise of Christianity during the Late Roman era.

Mileševa is one of the most important Serbian sanctuaries and spiritual centers.

It became an important sanctuary when Christianity was adopted as an official religion.

The island is an important sanctuary for cliff-nesting seabirds.

It was an important sanctuary since Neolithic times.