Best places: Catholic churches in Cascina, Italy

13th-century structure famed for its facade & its marble stripes in symbolic black & white.

Grand marble-striped cathedral known for its ornate Romanesque bronze doors & carved 1300s pulpit.

Hilltop, 11th-century church with a gleaming Romanesque facade, medieval interiors & city views.

This small, restored Catholic church on a rocky point overlooking the sea was established in 1198.

1200s Catholic church on an elegant square, rich in Renaissance art & landmark Mannerist frescoes.

👍👍 one of the most spiritual points we have ever been to. we visited the pieve at night, when it is iluminated beautifully.

Neo-Gothic Franciscan church known for its Giotto frescoes, plus tombs of Michelangelo & Galileo.

15th-century Dominican church including famous frescoes by Gothic & early Renaissance masters.

Romanesque Catholic church on an ancient site, with portraits of popes up to the 15th century.

Early baroque church, connected to Vespucci family, known for frescoes by Ghirlandaio & Botticelli.

👍👍 I entered at 6:430am.. as a pilgrim on the Francigena way... The sisters were singing la morning laude... very nice Pilgrim's morning start... of the day...worth going for a prayer in the sainta Gemma's presence.. . I talked to the priest and had my Pilgrim's credential stamped to remember this hol...

Brunelleschi's plain-fronted 1400s church with a lavish art-filled interior & baroque altar.

Severe Gothic cathedral with a frescoed chapel housing relics of St Catherine, including her head.