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
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Best churches to visit worldwide
This is the widest group in the catalogue: parish churches, royal abbeys that are no longer abbeys, pilgrimage churches and a few buildings that are churches in the most unusual sense. It includes the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, carved down into the stone; the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá in Colombia, built inside a salt mine; Westminster Abbey, where English monarchs are crowned; the Gergeti Trinity Church beneath Mount Kazbek in Georgia; the medieval frescoes of the Boyana Church in Sofia; and the carvings of Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh.
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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
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
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
Boyana Church
Sofia, Bulgaria
The ticket is cheap and the rules are unusual: only eight people may be inside at a time and only for ten minutes, to…
17 tickets & tours
Rosslyn Chapel
Roslin, United Kingdom
There is one ticket, bought online for a timed slot, and it includes the short talks that the guides give in the chapel…
11 tickets & tours
Church of Peace in Jawor
Wroclaw, Poland
Entry is a token sum paid at the door, and there is nothing else to buy;
9 tickets & tours
Sansevero Chapel
Naples, Italy
One timed ticket covers the chapel, which is a single room and a basement;
5 tickets & tours
Church of San Salvador
Seville, Spain
The Church of the Saviour stands on a lively square in the centre of Seville, a ten-minute walk north of the cathedral,…
3 tickets & tours
Kiruna Church
Kiruna, Sweden
Kiruna Church stands in the town of Kiruna in Swedish Lapland, far north of the Arctic Circle, and it is one of the…
3 tickets & tours
Saint Hripsime Church
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Saint Hripsime Church stands on the eastern edge of Vagharshapat, the town of Etchmiadzin, about twenty kilometres west…
3 tickets & tours
San Nicolás, Valencia
Valencia, Spain
This church is hidden in a narrow lane in the old quarter of Valencia and is easy to walk past, which is part of why it…
3 tickets & tours
Selime Cathedral
Goreme, Turkey
Selime Monastery, often called Selime Cathedral, is carved into the rock at the northern end of the Ihlara Valley in…
3 tickets & tours
St Barbara’s Church
Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
A modest ticket is bought at the door, and the combined Kutna Hora pass covering St Barbara's, the Sedlec ossuary…
3 tickets & tours
Chora Church
Istanbul, Turkey
The Chora reopened in 2024 as a working mosque after four years of restoration, and the arrangement has changed: entry…
2 tickets & tours
Church of Peace in Swidnica
Wroclaw, Poland
A small ticket is bought at the gate and covers the church and the churchyard;
2 tickets & tours
Church of Santo Tomé, Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Almost everyone who buys a ticket here is buying it for one painting, and the church has organised itself accordingly:…
2 tickets & tours
Church of Santos Juanes, Valencia
Valencia, Spain
The Church of the Santos Juanes stands beside the Central Market in the old town of Valencia, Spain, facing the Llotja…
2 tickets & tours
Hallgrímskirkja
Reykjavik, Iceland
Hallgrímskirkja stands on the Skólavörðuholt hill in the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland, at the top of the colourful…
2 tickets & tours
Karlskirche
Vienna, Austria
The ticket is moderate and includes the museum room and, most importantly, the panoramic lift that carries visitors up…
2 tickets & tours
Old North Church
Boston, United States
Old North Church stands in Boston's North End and is a stop on the Freedom Trail, the red-brick line on the…
2 tickets & tours
Peterskirche, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Saint Peter's Church, the Peterskirche, stands in a small square just off the Graben, the elegant shopping street…
2 tickets & tours
Saint Gayane Church
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Saint Gayane Church stands in Vagharshapat, also known as Etchmiadzin, the spiritual centre of the Armenian Apostolic…
2 tickets & tours
Baclayon Church
Tagbilaran City, Philippines
Baclayon Church stands in the town of Baclayon, on the southern coast of the island of Bohol, Philippines, about seven…
1 ticket or tour
What these churches share is that the visit depends on details that change from one to the next: timed entry to protect fragile paintings, a steep walk or a drive up a mountain road, closures for services or weddings, a combined ticket with a nearby museum. The pages below cover those details one church at a time, and list the tickets and tours on sale for each.