1306-1299 - View from the Ponte dell'Accademia to the Grand Canal and the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe
1112-7392 - An adult white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, southern Arizona, Arizona, United States of America, North America
844-28414 - View of Iglesia de Santa Maria de Betancuria from position overlooking town, Betancuria, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe
1350-6677 - Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary.
Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta
1350-6664 - Inside Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
1350-6663 - Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe.
In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.
846-3140 - Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta cathedral in the Largo Arcid Teodoro Trinchera square and cafe floodlit in evening, Ostuni, Brindisi province, Puglia, Italy, Europe
832-397644 - Bell tower, campanile and east facade with rose windows of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Spoleto, Perugia Province, Umbria, Italy, Europe
1360-154 - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) and the bell tower designed by Giotto at sunset, Florence, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
1179-5854 - The fairy tale alpine village of Santa Magdalena and Odle group under the starry night sky, Funes Valley, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe
844-25631 - View of Santa Maria Church and people outside bar in Placa Mayor in the old town of Pollenca at dusk, Pollenca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe
1278-288 - Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore church interior with statue of Pope Pius IX praying, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
746-92170 - Navona square by night, Fountain of Neptune and Fountain of the Four Rivers, Chiesa Di Santa Agnese in Agone church, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe