Travel Picks: Holiest places for spiritual experiences
Published on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 09:01 | Source : Reuters
Updated at Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:55
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Travel Picks: Holiest places for spiritual experiences
It is often said that God works in mysterious ways, and travel guide Lonely Planet has come up with a list of the holiest places in the world where the faithful believe the handiwork of the divine is evident.
It is often said that God works in mysterious ways, and travel guide Lonely Planet has come up with a list of the holiest places in the world where the faithful believe the handiwork of the divine is evident.
This list is from Lonely Planet's "1000 Ultimate Experiences" guide.
1. Ife, Nigeria
The Yoruba supreme god Oludumare sent his son Oduduwa down a gold chain to the site of present-day Ife, with some sand, a cockerel to scratch a hole and a palm nut to plant in it, creating the world and 16 Yoruba clans. Ife today is a large university town with some superb cast-bronze heads and the energy you'd expect from the universe's first city.
The Yoruba supreme god Oludumare sent his son Oduduwa down a 
