Pilgrimage Sites Dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra
Bari
Italy · Europe
Bari is home to the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, housing the relics of Saint Nicholas, making it one of Europe's most important Catholic pilgrimage destinations.
Andechs
Germany · Europe
Bavaria's oldest pilgrimage site, where Benedictine monks have guarded relics of Christ since the 10th century on the Heiliger Berg—a holy mountain rising between two Alpine lakes, drawing over 30,000 organized pilgrims annually.
Maria Laach
Germany · Europe
Germany's finest Romanesque abbey, rising from the shores of a volcanic crater lake—a thousand-year-old Benedictine sanctuary that became the heart of the 20th-century Liturgical Movement.
Orta San Giulio
Italy · Europe
Home to a UNESCO Sacred Mountain dedicated to St. Francis and an island basilica guarding the relics of St. Julius—the saint who sailed here on his cloak.