The Holy Places is Evelyn Waugh's travelogue concerning his journey through the Middle East. It is based on an article Waugh wrote for Life magazine, "The Plight of the Holy Places," (24 December 1951) after visiting Israel Palestine in 1951 with his friend Christopher Sykes. Patrick Leigh Fermor reviewed the work in the Sunday Times, noting that "few minor pleasures equal the delight of opening a book as beautifully presented as this.
