Sistine Chapel
Rome, Italy
There is no ticket to the Sistine Chapel on its own. The chapel sits at the far end of the Vatican Museums, and every…
241 tickets & tours
The whole catalogue
All 736 churches, cathedrals and monasteries
Every cathedral, basilica, church, chapel, monastery, shrine and crypt we cover, in 78 countries. Sorted by what there is to book: 385 of them sell a ticket or a tour online.
Cathedrals 246Basilicas 92Churches 194Chapels 28Monasteries & Abbeys 157Shrines & Sanctuaries 12Crypts & Ossuaries 7
Meteora
Meteora, Greece
Meteora is not one ticket but six. Each working monastery on the rock pillars charges its own small entrance fee at the…
165 tickets & tours
St Peter’s Basilica
Rome, Italy
Entry to the basilica itself is free, which surprises many visitors, so what you pay for is either speed or access to…
154 tickets & tours
Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain
Every ticket here is timed and almost every one sells out days ahead, so booking is not optional.
125 tickets & tours
Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey
Mont-Saint-Michel, France
The island and its village are free to enter; the abbey at the top is the ticket.
91 tickets & tours
Geghard Monastery
Garni, Armenia
Entry is free, as at most Armenian monasteries, so the only thing you pay for is getting there.
89 tickets & tours
St Mark’s Basilica
Venice, Italy
Entry to the basilica costs a few euros and the queue along the arcade can take an hour in season, which makes the…
69 tickets & tours
Batalha Monastery
Batalha, Portugal
A single ticket covers the whole site, and it is cheap; the church itself is free, so paying gets you the cloisters,…
68 tickets & tours
Florence Cathedral
Florence, Italy
The cathedral nave is free to enter, and the queue for it moves steadily along the north side of the building.
67 tickets & tours
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
Lalibela, Ethiopia
One ticket, bought at the office by the northern group, covers all eleven churches and is valid for several days, which…
65 tickets & tours
Milan Cathedral
Milan, Italy
Tickets here are modular and the choice matters more than at most cathedrals. The cheapest covers only the church.
61 tickets & tours
Rila Monastery
Rila, Bulgaria
Entry to the courtyard and the main church is free, which catches out visitors who expect a ticket.
61 tickets & tours
Seville Cathedral
Seville, Spain
One ticket covers the cathedral, the Giralda tower and the Church of the Saviour a few streets away, which is a better…
60 tickets & tours
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira
Zipaquira, Colombia
The basic ticket covers the guided route through the cathedral, which is the only way in;
55 tickets & tours
Jvari Monastery
Mtskheta, Georgia
Jvari Monastery stands on a rocky mountain top above the town of Mtskheta, at the meeting of the Aragvi and Mtkvari…
51 tickets & tours
Wawel Cathedral
Krakow, Poland
The cathedral has its own ticket, sold in the house across the courtyard rather than at the door, and it is separate…
37 tickets & tours
Notre-Dame de Paris
Paris, France
Entry to the cathedral is free and always has been, and since the reopening in December 2024 it is also timed: you…
34 tickets & tours
Westminster Abbey
London, United Kingdom
The standard ticket includes a multimedia guide narrated by Jeremy Irons and covers the church, the royal tombs,…
32 tickets & tours
Alcobaça Monastery
Alcobaca, Portugal
The Monastery of Alcobaça stands in the centre of the town of Alcobaça in central Portugal, about an hour and a half…
31 tickets & tours
Arkadi Monastery
Rethymno, Greece
Entry is by a cheap ticket bought at the gate, and it covers the whole complex, including the small museum and the…
31 tickets & tours
Melk Abbey
Melk, Austria
Melk Abbey stands on a rocky outcrop above the Danube and the town of Melk, at the western entrance to the Wachau…
31 tickets & tours
Monreale Cathedral
Monreale, Italy
The church is free to enter for prayer but a ticket is charged for the tourist visit, and there are three things to pay…
31 tickets & tours
Debre Libanos
Debre Libanos, Ethiopia
There is a small entrance fee collected at the gate, and a separate charge if you want to photograph inside;
30 tickets & tours
Gergeti Trinity Church
Kazbegi, Georgia
The church is free and always open in daylight, so what you pay for is the climb or the ride.
24 tickets & tours
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