The phenomenon of sacred places based on the case study of Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation in Czerwińsk, Poland. Sanctuaries are places with special atmosphere. From the observer’s point of view sometimes it is difficult to determine or identify what their uniqueness is made up of and what it consists of. What causes spiritual experience of the space, not only for believers, pilgrims, but also tourists? These are probably the tangible and intangible values most often indicated by landscape researchers. They mainly focus on objects, remarkable interior design of holy places, some historical events, their holiness, the combination of the sacred with the profane – it all adds up and creates the atmosphere constituting their specificity as holy places. However, when observing their mode of action, one important issue is intricacy of the functions they perform, which affects properties of individual objects. The idea and purpose of this article is to present the results of research on the phenomenon of the sacred place of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Consolation in Czerwińsk referring to other sites of a similar nature. To achieve this, the research was carried out in six selected Marian shrines in three voivodeships: Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Mazowieckie and Podlaskie. We applied a number of methods appropriate to landscape architecture on the spatial and sacred composition of objects, the place context, function, symbolism, colours and meaning. According to the selected criteria, a list of objects was made. Some special observations of the Czerwińsk sanctuary were made to determine its specificity. The user of the site and its activity, history rich in events, local conditions and setting the site in the landscape all turned out to be of key importance for the place. By indicating the features and values of the sanctuary in Czerwińsk our goal is to awaken the potential dormant in the landscape, which requires special care and memory.