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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.

Sant’Alvise

Venice, Italy

Sant'Alvise stands in a remote corner of Cannaregio, in the north of Venice, on a quiet canal near the lagoon, and…

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Sant’Antonio Abate

Matera, Italy

This is one of the rock-cut churches of Matera, carved into the tufa of the ravine rather than built on it, and it is…

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Sant’Ignazio, Rome

Rome, Italy

Sant'Ignazio is free, open through the day and five minutes from the Pantheon, which makes it one of the easiest…

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Santa Maria Assunta

Positano, Italy

The church sits at the bottom of Positano, a few steps from the beach, and everyone who walks down through the town…

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Santa Maria della Spina

Pisa, Italy

This small church sits on the embankment of the Arno in Pisa, on the south bank, about ten minutes on foot from the…

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Santa Maria in Palmis

Rome, Italy

The church stands where the Appian Way proper begins, about eight hundred metres beyond the old gate in the Aurelian…

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St Andrews Church, Kolkata

Kolkata, India

Saint Andrew's Church, known as the Kirk, stands at the northern corner of Dalhousie Square, now called BBD Bagh,…

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St Bene’t’s Church

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Saint Bene't's Church stands on Bene't Street in the centre of Cambridge, a few steps from King's…

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St Bride’s Church

London, United Kingdom

Saint Bride's Church stands just off Fleet Street in the City of London, hidden behind buildings and reached by a…

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St Conan’s Kirk

Loch Awe, United Kingdom

Saint Conan's Kirk stands on the shore of Loch Awe, near the village of Lochawe in Argyll, in the west of…

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St Francis Church, Kochi

Kochi, India

Saint Francis Church stands in Fort Kochi, the historic heart of Kochi in Kerala, southern India, a short walk from the…

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St Margaret’s, Westminster

London, United Kingdom

Saint Margaret's Church stands in the grounds of Westminster Abbey, between the Abbey and the Houses of…

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St Martin’s Church, Colmar

Colmar, France

Saint Martin's Church, often called the Colmar Collegiate Church or cathedral, stands on a square in the heart of…

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St Mary the Virgin, Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

The University Church of Saint Mary the Virgin stands on the High Street in the centre of Oxford, beside Radcliffe…

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St Mary-le-Bow

London, United Kingdom

St Mary-le-Bow stands on Cheapside in the City of London, England, a few minutes'

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St Mary’s Church, Bergen

Bergen, Norway

Saint Mary's Church stands at the northern end of Bryggen, the old Hanseatic wharf in Bergen, Norway, and it is…

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St Peter’s Church, Lübeck

Lübeck, Germany

Saint Peter's Church, the Petrikirche, stands on a small hill in the old town of Lübeck, Germany, near the…

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