The world's churchs
Every church in our write-ups, all 403 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 235
Admont Abbey
Gurk Cathedral
Karlskirche
Kirche am Steinhof
St Florian Abbey
St Stephen's Cathedral
Boyana Church
Šibenik Cathedral
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
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's
Maulbronn Monastery
Speyer Cathedral
Ulm Minster
Byzantine Churches of Thessaloniki
Hosios Loukas Monastery
Nea Moni of Chios
Patmos - Chora and the Monastery of Saint John
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
Florence Cathedral and Duomo
Milan Cathedral
St Peter's Basilica and Square
The Mosaics of Ravenna
The Pantheon
Sint Jan Cathedral in Den Bosch
Sint Janskerk in Gouda
The Martinitoren in Groningen
Borgund Stave Church
Nidaros Cathedral
Urnes Stave Church
Alcobaca Monastery
Batalha Monastery
Bom Jesus do Monte
Convent of Christ, Tomar
Jeronimos Monastery
The Wooden Churches of Maramureș
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
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 Joan de Caselles
Sant Martí de la Cortinada
Sant Miquel d'Engolasters
Sant Serni de Nagol
The Romanesque Churches
Melk Abbey
Hervyaty Trinity Church
Sarya Church
Basilica of Koekelberg
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
Halle Basilica
Nivelles Collegiate Church
Scherpenheuvel Basilica
Tournai Cathedral
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
The Painted Churches of Troodos
Krtiny
Kutna Hora and the Bone Church
Leaning Church of Karvina
Marianska Tynice
Moved Church of Most
Neratov
Panensky Tynec
Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora
Saint Barbara's Cathedral, Kutna Hora
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
Erfurt Cathedral Hill
St Michael's Church Hamburg
St Thomas Church Leipzig
The Little Chapel
Csaroda Church
Dohany Street Synagogue
Esztergom Basilica
Jak Abbey
Mariapocs
Matthias Church
Nyirbator
Pannonhalma Archabbey
Rackeve
St Stephen's Basilica
Szeged New Synagogue
Szeged Votive Church
The Great Reformed Church of Debrecen
The Mosque Church of Pecs
Vizsoly
Akureyrarkirkja
Hvalsneskirkja
Strandarkirkja
Thingeyrakirkja
St Michan's Church
Basilica of San Clemente
Basilica of Santa Croce
San Giorgio Maggiore
Tempio Malatestiano
St Matthew's Glass Church
Gracanica Monastery
Aglona Basilica
Anykščiai St Matthias Church
Church of St Peter and St Paul
Gate of Dawn
Pazaislis Monastery
St Anne's Church
Zapyškis Church
Rindschleiden
St John's Co-Cathedral
The Mosta Dome
Basilica of Oudenbosch
Eusebius Church
Oude Kerk
Westerkerk
Church of St George, Staro Nagoricane
Arctic Cathedral
Northern Lights Cathedral
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
Viscri and the Saxon Fortified Churches
Church of Elijah the Prophet
Church of the Intercession on the Nerl
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Kideksha Church
Kizhi Pogost
Church of San Francesco
Sanctuary of Madonna della Consolazione
Sopoćani and Stari Ras
Štítnik Evangelical Church
The Wooden Churches of the Carpathians
Bogojina Church
Hrastovlje Church
Jamnik Church
Habo Church
Husaby Church
Katarina Church
Riddarholmen Church
Konigsfelden Monastery
Raron
Romainmotier Priory
Zillis Painted Ceiling
Kyiv's Golden Domes
Rohatyn Wooden Church
St Andrew's Church
St Cyril's Church
Uzhok Wooden Church
Yasinia Wooden Church
Asia 75
Debed Canyon
Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity
The Baroque Churches
Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat, Phitsanulok
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Wat Phra That Hariphunchai
Wat Phra That Lampang Luang
Wat Rong Khun - The White Temple
Sumela Monastery
Trabzon Hagia Sophia
Phat Diem Cathedral
Aruchavank
Echmiadzin and Zvartnots
Noravank
Talin Cathedral
Armenian Church of the Holy Resurrection
Oxford Mission Church
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Ateni Sioni Church
Bolnisi Sioni
Velankanni Basilica
Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni
Jakarta Cathedral
St. Stepanos Monastery
St. Thaddeus Monastery
Vank Cathedral
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Madaba and the Mosaic Map
St. Dominic's Church
St. Lawrence's Church
St Anne's Church Bukit Mertajam
St George's Church
Mar Saba Monastery
Anini-y Church
Argao Church
Baclaran Church
Baclayon Church
Basilica del Santo Nino
Betis Church
Binondo Church
Boljoon Church
Caleruega Church
Church of the Angry Christ
Daraga Church
Dauis Church
Dupax Church
Guiuan Church
Las Piñas Bamboo Organ
Lazi Church and Convent
Loboc Church
Mahatao Church
Miagao 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
Tumauini Church
Armenian Church
Jeondong Catholic Cathedral
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
Thien Hau Temple, Cholon
Thien Mu Pagoda
Africa 28
Saint Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai
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
Debre Bizen Monastery
Kulubi Gabriel Church
The Lake Tana Monasteries
The Tigray Rock Churches
Yemrehanna Kristos Church
The Basilica of Yamoussoukro
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
Alto Vista Chapel
Cholula
The Monasteries of Popocatépetl
The Sierra Gorda Missions
Capilla del Cristo
