Holy Sites in Laos

A UNESCO-listed landscape of mysterious megalithic stone jars with possible funerary and ritual significance.

A UNESCO-listed Hindu-Buddhist temple complex at the foot of Phu Kao mountain in southern Laos.

The national symbol of Laos, a golden Buddhist stupa said to enshrine a relic of the Buddha.

The southern sanctuary within the Wat Phu complex with Buddhist meditation halls and sacred springs.

The most splendid temple in Luang Prabang, a masterpiece of Lao Buddhist architecture.