The world's churches
Every church in our write-ups, all 391 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 233
Sant Joan de Caselles
The Romanesque Churches
Admont Abbey
Gurk Cathedral
Karlskirche
Kirche am Steinhof
Melk Abbey
St Florian Abbey
St Stephen's Cathedral
Tournai Cathedral
Boyana Church
Šibenik Cathedral
The Painted Churches of Troodos
Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora
Saint Barbara's Cathedral, Kutna Hora
Roskilde Cathedral
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
St Olaf's Church
Helsinki Cathedral and Senate Square
Petajavesi Old Church
Temppeliaukio Rock Church
Albi and Sainte-Cecile Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral
Fontenay Abbey
Le Puy-en-Velay
Notre-Dame de Paris
Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre
Sainte-Chapelle
Vezelay and the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Aachen Cathedral
Berlin Cathedral
Chorin Abbey
Cologne Cathedral
Corvey Abbey
Erfurt Cathedral Hill
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's
Maulbronn Monastery
Speyer Cathedral
St Michael's Church Hamburg
St Thomas Church Leipzig
Ulm Minster
Byzantine Churches of Thessaloniki
Hosios Loukas Monastery
Nea Moni of Chios
Patmos - Chora and the Monastery of Saint John
The Little Chapel
St Stephen's Basilica
Budakirkja, the Black Church at Budir
Hallgrimskirkja
Hofskirkja Turf Church
Holar i Hjaltadal
Gallarus Oratory
St Patrick's Cathedral
Assisi and the Basilica of St Francis
Basilica of San Clemente
Basilica of Santa Croce
Florence Cathedral and Duomo
Milan Cathedral
San Giorgio Maggiore
St Peter's Basilica and Square
Tempio Malatestiano
The Mosaics of Ravenna
The Pantheon
Aglona Basilica
Gate of Dawn
Pazaislis Monastery
St Anne's Church
St John's Co-Cathedral
The Mosta Dome
Sint Jan Cathedral in Den Bosch
Sint Janskerk in Gouda
The Martinitoren in Groningen
Arctic Cathedral
Borgund Stave Church
Nidaros Cathedral
Northern Lights Cathedral
Urnes Stave Church
Alcobaca Monastery
Batalha Monastery
Bom Jesus do Monte
Convent of Christ, Tomar
Jeronimos Monastery
The Wooden Churches of Maramureș
Viscri and the Saxon Fortified Churches
Kizhi Pogost
Sopoćani and Stari Ras
The Wooden Churches of the Carpathians
Burgos Cathedral
Mezquita of Cordoba
Sagrada Familia
Seville Cathedral and Giralda
Uppsala Cathedral
Basel Minster
Convent of St John at Mustair
Einsiedeln Abbey
Lausanne Cathedral
Mogno Church
Kyiv's Golden Domes
Canterbury Cathedral
Durham Cathedral
Iona Abbey
St Davids Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
Wells Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
St Peter's Basilica
Finström Church
St Olaf's Church, Jomala
Sund Church
Korca Cathedral
Maligrad Island Church
Mborja Church
Mesopotam Monastery
Church of Santa Coloma
Sant Martí de la Cortinada
Sant Miquel d'Engolasters
Sant Serni de Nagol
Hervyaty Trinity Church
Sarya Church
Basilica of Koekelberg
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
Halle Basilica
Nivelles Collegiate Church
Scherpenheuvel Basilica
Zoutleeuw
Dobarsko
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Beram
Đakovo Cathedral
Euphrasian Basilica, Poreč
St Donatus and the Roman Forum, Zadar
St Lucy's Church, Jurandvor
St Mary of the Snows, Belec
St Nicholas Chapel, Prahulje
The Church of the Holy Cross, Nin
Zagreb Cathedral
Church of Saint Lazarus
Panagia Angeloktisti
Krtiny
Kutna Hora and the Bone Church
Leaning Church of Karvina
Marianska Tynice
Moved Church of Most
Neratov
Panensky Tynec
St Nicholas, Mala Strana
Wooden Churches of the Beskydy Foothills
Aarhus Cathedral
Church of Our Saviour
Fanefjord Church
Grundtvig's Church
Osterlars Round Church
Ribe Cathedral
Soro Abbey
The Marble Church
The Sand-Covered Church
Viborg Cathedral
Kamppi Chapel of Silence
Kerimaki Church
Chartres Cathedral
Csaroda Church
Esztergom Basilica
Jak Abbey
Mariapocs
Matthias Church
Nyirbator
Pannonhalma Archabbey
Rackeve
Szeged Votive Church
The Great Reformed Church of Debrecen
The Mosque Church of Pecs
Vizsoly
Akureyrarkirkja
Hvalsneskirkja
Strandarkirkja
Thingeyrakirkja
St Michan's Church
St Matthew's Glass Church
Anykščiai St Matthias Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Zapyškis Church
Rindschleiden
Basilica of Oudenbosch
Eusebius Church
Oude Kerk
Westerkerk
Church of St George, Staro Nagoricane
Frombork Cathedral Hill
Gniezno Cathedral
Jasna Gora, Czestochowa
Lezajsk Basilica Organ
Lichen Basilica
St Mary's Church, Gdansk
Strzelno Rotunda
Swieta Lipka
The Churches of Peace at Jawor and Swidnica
The Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland
The Wooden Tserkvas of the Polish Carpathians
Tum Collegiate Church
Wambierzyce Basilica
Wang Church
Igreja de Jesus de Setúbal
Igreja de São Francisco
Igreja de São Roque
Igreja do Carmo do Porto
Biertan Fortified Church
Densuș Church
Prejmer Fortified Church
Church of Elijah the Prophet
Church of the Intercession on the Nerl
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Kideksha Church
Totma Baroque Churches
Church of San Francesco
Sanctuary of Madonna della Consolazione
Štítnik Evangelical Church
Bogojina Church
Hrastovlje Church
Jamnik Church
Habo Church
Husaby Church
Katarina Church
Riddarholmen Church
Konigsfelden Monastery
Raron
Romainmotier Priory
Zillis Painted Ceiling
Rohatyn Wooden Church
St Andrew's Church
St Cyril's Church
Uzhok Wooden Church
Yasinia Wooden Church
Asia 64
Debed Canyon
Echmiadzin and Zvartnots
Noravank
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Velankanni Basilica
Madaba and the Mosaic Map
Anini-y Church
Argao Church
Baclaran Church
Baclayon Church
Basilica del Santo Nino
Betis Church
Binondo Church
Boljoon Church
Caleruega Church
Daraga Church
Dauis Church
Dupax Church
Guiuan Church
Las Piñas Bamboo Organ
Lazi Church and Convent
Loboc Church
Mahatao Church
Molo Church
Paoay Church
Quiapo Church
San Agustin Church
San Guillermo Church, Bacolor
San Sebastian Basilica
Santa Maria Church
Santa Monica Church, Panay
Sarrat Church
The Baroque Churches
Jeondong Catholic Cathedral
Sumela Monastery
Trabzon Hagia Sophia
Phat Diem Cathedral
Aruchavank
Talin Cathedral
Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection
Oxford Mission Church
Ateni Sioni Church
Bolnisi Sioni
Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni
Jakarta Cathedral
St. Stepanos Monastery
St. Thaddeus Monastery
Vank Cathedral
St. Dominic's Church
St. Lawrence's Church
St Anne's Church Bukit Mertajam
St George's Church
Church of the Angry Christ
Miagao Church
Tumauini Church
Armenian Church
Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu
Um al-Zunnar Church
Laleia Church
Church of St Nicholas
Öşki Monastery
Kon Tum Wooden Church
Mang Lang Church
Tan Dinh Church
Africa 29
Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai
Debre Bizen Monastery
The Lake Tana Monasteries
The Tigray Rock Churches
The Basilica of Yamoussoukro
Basilica of Saint Augustine
Notre Dame d'Afrique
Muxima
Al-Muharraq Monastery
Bagawat Necropolis
Cave Church of St. Simon
Gebel el-Teir Monastery
Monastery of St. Anthony
Monastery of St. Paul
Naqlun Monastery
Red Monastery
Wadi El Natrun
White Monastery
Batete Church
Kulubi Gabriel Church
Yemrehanna Kristos Church
Latrun Basilicas
St Michael and All Angels Church
Notre-Dame de Lourdes Casablanca
St Andrew's Church Tangier
Notre-Dame-des-Laves
Sainte-Anne Church
Groote Kerk
Serima Mission Church
Americas 56
Susques
Uquía
Yaví
Alto Vista Chapel
Santa Anna Church
Christ Church Cathedral
St James Parish Church
St John's Parish Church
Elmslie Memorial Church
Las Lajas Sanctuary
The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá
Basílica de los Ángeles
The Orosi Valley
Basílica de Higüey
The First Cathedral of the Americas
Cholula
La Valenciana
Santa Maria Tonantzintla
The Monasteries of Popocatépetl
The Sierra Gorda Missions
Uayma
Natá de los Caballeros
The Golden Altar
Capilla del Cristo
Catedral de San Juan Bautista
Porta Coeli
