House of the Virgin Mary (Meryem Ana Evi), near Ephesus, Turkey
The House of the Virgin Mary sits on a wooded hill 9 kilometers from the main ruins. Three popes have celebrated Mass here. Whether or not you're approaching it as a pilgrimage, it's a striking contrast to the civic grandeur below. © Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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