Basilica of Saint Clare
Assisi, Italy
Entry is free, as at the basilica of St Francis at the other end of the town.
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Best churches to visit in Italy
Italy has more churches in this catalogue than any other country, and the most visited church interiors in the world: the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s in Rome, the cathedral and baptistery complex of Florence, St Mark’s in Venice and the roof of Milan Cathedral. Beyond the big four, the list runs from the gold mosaics of Monreale and Ravenna to Giotto’s chapel in Padua and the cave churches of Matera.
Rome 14Venice 11Florence 9Naples 9Ravenna 6Palermo 5Assisi 4Lecce 4Matera 4Padua 4Milan 3Turin 3Bari 2Bologna 2Como 2Olbia 2Pisa 2Siena 2Sorrento 2Syracuse 2Verona 2Acireale 1Amalfi 1Arezzo 1Bolsena 1Brescia 1Camogli 1Cascia 1Cassino 1Catania 1Cefalu 1Chiusdino 1Ferrara 1Gaeta 1Gornate Olona 1Lucca 1Mantua 1Modena 1Modica 1Monopoli 1Monreale 1Montalcino 1Monza 1Noto 1Orvieto 1Perugia 1Pompei 1Positano 1San Gimignano 1San Giovanni Rotondo 1Spello 1Taormina 1Trani 1Tuscany 1
Cathedrals 34Basilicas 41Churches 25Chapels 9Monasteries & Abbeys 12Shrines & Sanctuaries 3Crypts & Ossuaries 3
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Monte Cassino Abbey
Cassino, Italy
Entry to the abbey is free, with a small charge for the museum, which holds manuscripts, ivories and finds from the…
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Orvieto Cathedral
Orvieto, Italy
The cathedral charges a modest ticket, and the Orvieto Carta Unica combines it with the underground city, St…
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Syracuse Cathedral
Syracuse, Italy
The entrance fee is small and covers the cathedral and its side chapels.
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Abbey of San Galgano
Chiusdino, Italy
The Abbey of San Galgano stands in the countryside near the village of Chiusdino, about thirty kilometres south-west of…
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Amalfi Cathedral
Amalfi, Italy
Amalfi Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Andrew, dominates the main square of Amalfi, at the top of a wide flight of steps,…
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Basilica of Santa Croce, Lecce
Lecce, Italy
Santa Croce is the building that made Lecce famous and the one thing every visitor sees.
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Cefalù Cathedral
Cefalu, Italy
Cefalù Cathedral stands on a square in the town of Cefalù, on the northern coast of Sicily, about an hour east of…
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Crypt of San Sepolcro
Milan, Italy
The crypt has a small ticket of its own, and a combined version with the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana next door costs a little…
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Eremo delle Carceri
Assisi, Italy
The Eremo delle Carceri, the Hermitage of the Prisons, stands in a wooded gorge on the slopes of Monte Subasio, about…
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Abbey of San Fruttuoso
Camogli, Italy
The abbey charges a modest ticket, and there is no road to it: San Fruttuoso sits in a cove on the Portofino peninsula…
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Abbey of Sant’Antimo
Montalcino, Italy
The abbey church is free to enter and a donation box stands inside.
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Acireale Cathedral
Acireale, Italy
Acireale Cathedral stands on the Piazza Duomo in the centre of Acireale, a baroque town on the eastern coast of Sicily,…
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Arezzo Cathedral
Arezzo, Italy
Arezzo Cathedral stands at the highest point of the old town of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, beside the Prato park, and…
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Assisi Cathedral
Assisi, Italy
The Cathedral of San Rufino stands on a square in the upper part of Assisi, in Umbria, a short walk from the Piazza del…
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Basilica di San Nicola
Bari, Italy
The basilica is free to enter and there is no ticket for the church or the crypt where the relics lie.
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Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua
Padua, Italy
The Basilica of Saint Anthony, known locally as Il Santo, stands on a square in the centre of Padua, northern Italy,…
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Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
Florence, Italy
The basilica and the Old Sacristy are covered by one ticket, and the Laurentian Library, reached from the cloister, is…
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Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio
Milan, Italy
The church is free to enter; two things inside are ticketed and both are cheap.
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Basilica of Santa Cristina, Bolsena
Bolsena, Italy
The Basilica of Santa Cristina stands in the town of Bolsena, on the shores of Lake Bolsena, in northern Lazio, Italy,…
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Basilica of Superga
Turin, Italy
The Basilica of Superga stands on a hill about ten kilometres east of Turin, Italy, at a height of about 670 metres,…
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Blessed Virgin of the Rosary Sanctuary
Pompei, Italy
The shrine stands in the modern town of Pompei, a few hundred metres from the entrance to the ruins, and that proximity…
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Certosa di San Martino
Naples, Italy
The certosa is a state museum with a modest ticket, and it is free on the first Sunday of the month, when it is also…
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Chapel of the Holy Shroud
Turin, Italy
The chapel is entered through the Royal Museums of Turin and is covered by their ticket, which also includes the Royal…
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