{"product_id":"bxosodin-great-pilgrimage-sites-of-europe-9780711245082","title":"Great Pilgrimage Sites Of Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn unsurpassable, visual tour of the greatest pilgrimage sites of Europe, from North to South; East to West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePilgrimage in Europe is currently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethriving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on a scale that simply could not have been envisaged just a few decades ago. Not only are greater numbers of people now emulating the medieval pilgrims who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emade their way on foot across Europe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the shrines of martyred apostles in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (SS Peter and Paul), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSantiago de Compostela\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (St James) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTrondheim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (St Olav), but international religious tourism is also thriving and millions each year are now travelling by air, rail and road to Europe’s major pilgrimage churches and famous sites of Marian Apparition such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLourdes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (France) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFatima\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Portugal).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book covers those \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ekey pilgrimage sites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as many lesser known ones such as the Marian Sanctuary of La Salette in the French Alps, the cave sanctuary of Covadonga in Northern Spain, the majestic twenty-first-century basilica of Our Lady of Licheń in Poland and the Chapel of Grace in Altötting, Bavaria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt comprises an atmospheric and colourful portrayal of the pilgrimage churches and cathedrals adorned with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esculpture, art and iconography\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eassociated not only with the Virgin Mary but also the national saints and Early Christian martyrs revered by both Catholic and Anglican faiths alike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEn route\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the reader will see some of the world’s most impressive examples of medieval art and architecture set amidst historic townscapes or spectacular landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume will serve as both an enticement to take to the road, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003etreasured\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eaide memoire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for those who have visited at least some of these iconic places and hopefully, a source of comfort and inspiration for those unable to travel abroad from wherever they live in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Quarto Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43514558447822,"sku":"9780711245082","price":129.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9780711245082_a.png?v=1778551364","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxosodin-great-pilgrimage-sites-of-europe-9780711245082","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}