Destinations Photo Contest Spotlight: See some of your best photos of sacred sites
Our Destinations Travel Photo Contest hosted some wonderful photos taken by travelers such as YOU! From wildlife to waterfalls, sunsets to mountains, peaceful farms to bustling big cities, we saw it all!
Take a look at just a small sampling of some of the great pictures of sacred sites we've gotten that are among our editors' many favorites. (Captions are written by the photographers.)
To see all of the entries, and the winners, click here!
Sacred Destination
Wandering the streets of the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem I came upon this view of "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre" (photo: @elliii)
Church Bells
View from bell tower of Cathedral de Granada in Granada, Nicaragua (photo: @Addy)
Onward Christian Soldiers
First Parish in Lexington, Mass.: Unitarian Universalist Church located on the commons known as Lexington Battle Green. On April 19, 1775 some of the congregants fought the British on the front lawn in the first skirmish of the battles of Lexington and Concord and helped fire "The Shot Heard Round The World". (photo: @Fbholbert)
Church of the Nativity Bethlehem, Israel
Entrance into the birthplace of Jesus (photo: @pmcollect)
Upon Your Faith
Interior of a church in Rome (photo: @leon)
Old metal gate at old stone church, Ireland
The old metal gate at this entrance in an old stone church with inscription in stone above the doorway Ireland (photo: @Brenda1)
St. Mary's first mission
The evening light touching the church. This picture was taken in Stevensville, Mont. (photo: @Smartt1)
Inukshuk
Inukshuk in Churchill, Mannitoba on Hudson Bay (photo: @Reader23)
Church ruins
Church ruins in Adare, Ireland (photo: @Brenda1)
Notre-Dame Basilica -- Montreal, Canada
We have visited numerous churches in our travels, but the color and lighting make this my favorite. (photo: @J2W2)
Church in the middle of the bay
Cruising out of Oslo, we passed this quaint church out in the middle of the bay. They say many get married there. (photo: @Freeway)
Church of St. Trinity
Solitude in the sanctuary of The Church of St. Trinity in Florence, Italy (photo: @RWilhoit)
Unitarian Church - Nantucket
Unitarian Universalist Church -- Orange Street, Nantucket, Massachusetts on July 4, 2016 (photo: @RobinKay)
Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood taken in St. Petersburg, Russia (photo: @Ofelt)
Rock and Rest
Storage area in Trinity Church, Copenhagen, Denmark (photo: @CRGNow)
Church of San Pietro
This is a picture of the Church of San Pietro off the coast of Cinque Terre in Italy. (photo: @Weber)
Sunday near Salzburg
Traveling near Salzburg, Austria, we saw this church in the distance. (photo: @Marnadehaan)
Church in Madrid, New Mexico
A church in Madrid, New Mexico. (photo: @JeanneB)
Picturesque Oia, Santorini
Oia, or Ia, is the most famous village on the Island of Santorini, Greece. It is known for its fantastic sunsets, and beautiful blue domed churches. (photo: @vringen)
Irey Church in Iceland
I backed up on a hill to get this great shot of the church with the ocean in the background. (photo: @Freeway)
Tumacacorri NHP Arizona
An ancient (by U.S. standards) church ruins in southern Arizona. (photo: @MarkATib)
A colorful church
In the Sacred Valley in Peru, we found this colorful church on the grounds of the hotel where we were staying. (photo: @zonker)
High Church on Earth
Church built into the mountain in Sedona, Arizona (photo: @JoeLeogran)
Our recent Destinations Travel Photo Contest hosted some wonderful photos taken by travelers such as you! Take a look at some of the great pic…
Our Destinations Travel Photo Contest hosted some wonderful photos taken by travelers such as you! Take a look at some of these great sunset p…