Best places: Place of worships in Italy

Byzantine-style domes top this vast Catholic edifice, home to noted artworks & St Antony's relics.

Magnificent papal basilica dating from the 4th century, with tomb of St Paul & elegant cloisters.

Picturesque, historic mountainside church, circa 1625, with a tranquil atmosphere.

Wooded, hillside hermitage & oratory dating from the 13th century, where St Francis came to pray.

Venerable 4th-century mausoleum built around the reign of Constantine I for his daughter.

Imposing cathedral built over 3 centuries, with tapestries, art & frescoes in a palatial interior.

Landmark Romanesque cathedral with a bell tower, 1400s rose window & ornate bas-relief carvings.

Guided tours offered in a subterranean Christian cemetery built in the 2nd & 4th centuries.

Mountaintop abbey with an ornate cathedral, an elegant Renaissance cloister with views & a museum.

This reconstructed, 18th-century Sicilian baroque cathedral features a neoclassical dome.

3rd-century catacombs with early Christian wall paintings & mosaics. Guided tours available.

Completed in 1775, this baroque Catholic church features sculptures & paintings by notable artists.

Imposing Renaissance church with a vast vaulted interior & reliquary said to contain Christ's blood.

👍👍 The Cathedral of Santo Stefano is the oldest monument in Caorle. It dominates in Piazza Vescovado, in the heart of the historic center. The structure visible today was erected in 1038 on the ruins of a pre-existing early Christian basilica of the seventh century, from which it takes some Byzantine-R...

Trappist monastery still in use by monks, with a Romanesque church & cloister, plus choral prayer.

👍👍 Considerando che fu consacrata il 10 aprile 1910 per fare in modo che fosse vissuta appieno la recente parte est della città e per accogliere i monaci del monastero d' Idria , si presenta con uno stile neoromanico esterno con un rosone centrale e degli archi a sesto acuto che richiamano pero' lo st...

Octagonal baptistery largely dating to the 5th century, renowned for its Byzantine mosaics.

Centuries-old church carved from a stone cliff with a preserved fresco, altar & hermit cell.