Trysil – Tynset – Nidaros Østerdalen has a long tradition of pilgrimage. Several sources mention a high volume of traffic ...

From Istanbul's Blue Mosque to Paris’s Notre Dame, religious monuments have awed and amazed the masses for thousands of ...

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As the world’s most famous cathedral prepares to open its doors once more on 8 December, the gargoyles are back, but this is far from their first makeover. The gargoyles are arguably the most ...

A piece at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim dating back to about 1200 may represent King Sverre Sigurdsson. Nidaros Cathedral Restoration Workshop (NDR). “He has been no one,” Petersen told ...

Visits Geirangerfjorden, Ålesund, The Arctic Circle, North Cape and Tromsø. The six-day “Voyage South” from Kirkenes to Bergen. Explores Tromsø, Lofoten, the coast of Helgeland, Nidaros Cathedral and ...

The Catholic St. Hedwig's Cathedral on Bebelplatz in Berlin-Mitte was the second building of the planned Forum Fridericianum. Today it is the episcopal church of the diocese of Berlin and a popular ...

In 1938, unidentified human remains were discovered within a well on the grounds of Sverresborg Castle, once the stronghold of King Sverre Sigurdsson in the medieval city of Nidaros ... is considered ...

France should consider charging visitors a small fee for cultural visitors to visit Notre-Dame Cathedral to help maintain the country’s churches and cathedrals, Culture Minister Rachida Dati has ...

A 600-year-old tradition of a festive market within Canterbury Cathedral’s precincts will be revived for Christmas this year. Traders will sell food and drink alongside offering vintage rides ...

Come from near and far to venerate the myrrh-streaming miraculous icon of Panagia Kardiotissa and be anointed with its heavenly fragrance from Thursday, October 24 to Saturday, October 26 at the St.