This collection gathers churches from different periods and styles, with chapels, altars, artworks, and places of worship still in use. It suits readers who want to visit churches for their artistic or historical interest, or who look for sacred sites to add to other routes.
Places: Church (120)
Abbazia di Santa Maria di FalleriThe Abbey of Santa Maria di Falleri is not private and is not open every day: the church belongs to the Municipality of Fabrica di Roma, which open…- Abbey of San Giovanni in ArgentellaThe Abbey of San Giovanni in Argentella is at Via di San Giovanni in Argentella 94, in Palombara Sabina, and since 2020 it has been run directly by…
- Abbey of Tre FontaneAbbey of Tre Fontane - Via di Acque Salvie, 1, Rome RM
- Abbey of ValviscioloValvisciolo Abbey is at Via Badia 14, in the territory of Sermoneta, in the province of Latina, and is inhabited by a community of Cistercian monks…
- Alatri (FR)Alatri (FR) - Via del Duomo, 31, 03011 Alatri FR
- Alvito (FR)Alvito (FR) is a municipality of about 2,500 inhabitants in the Val di Comino, in the province of Frosinone, at 738 meters above sea level on the s…
- Amatrice (RI)Amatrice stands at 955 meters above sea level in the province of Rieti, at the far northeast of Lazio, where the region touches Umbria, Marche and…
- Anagni (FR)Anagni (FR) -
- Anglican All Saints Church – Chiesa di OgnissantiAnglican All Saints Church - Chiesa di Ognissanti - Via del Babuino, 153, 00187 Roma RM
- Antrodoco (RI)Antrodoco (RI) is a municipality of a little over 2,000 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, spread out at about 500 meters of elevation at the so…
- Aquino (FR)Aquino is in the province of Frosinone, in the Liri Valley, about 130 kilometers southeast of Rome and less than 20 kilometers from Cassino. The me…
- Ariccia (RM)Ariccia is the town of the fraschette, one of our favorite destinations in the Castelli Romani for spending a day or an evening with friends withou…
- Baroque Rome: An Itinerary Through Churches, Piazzas and FountainsRoman Baroque is not a list of monuments. It is a system. Between 1623, when Urban VIII Barberini ascends to the papal throne, and 1667, when Alexa…
- Basilica di San Giorgio in VelabroThe Basilica di San Giorgio in Velabro is at Via del Velabro 19, in the Ripa district, set against the side of the Arco degli Argentari and about 3…
- Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the WallsBasilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls - Piazzale San Paolo, 1, 00146 Roma RM
- Basilica of San Giovanni Battista dei FiorentiniDedicated to Saint John the Baptist of the Florentines, the Basilica was begun in the 16th century and completed in the 18th at the start of Via Gi…
- Basilica of San Lorenzo in LucinaAddress: Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina, Colonna district, 00186 Rome. The street number changes depending on the source: the parish's official si…
- Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the WallsPiazzale del Verano 3, 00185 Rome, phone 06 491511: the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls is a parish church and admission is free, but it…
- Basilica of San Nicola in CarcereThe Basilica of San Nicola in Carcere is on Via del Teatro di Marcello, in the Sant'Angelo district, a stone's throw from the Theater of Marcellus,…
- Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le muraVia Appia Antica 136, Ardeatino neighborhood, third mile of the Regina Viarum: the Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le mura can be visited for free…
- Basilica of San VitaleThe Basilica of San Vitale opens onto Via Nazionale, at number 194/B, but to reach it you have to go down: the church lies several meters below str…
- Basilica of Sant’EustachioThe Basilica of Sant'Eustachio is less than 100 meters from the Pantheon, in the block between Via della Palombella, Via di Sant'Eustachio and the…
- Basilica of Sant’Andrea della ValleBasilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 00186 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Cecilia in TrastevereThe Basilica of Santa Cecilia is a Catholic place of worship in the Trastevere district, outside the Historic Center of Rome, located at Piazza di…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in AracoeliThe basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli was erected on the Capitoline Hill over the ruins of the Temple of Juno Moneta in the 6th century.
- Basilica of Santa Maria in CosmedinThe Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin is at Piazza della Bocca della Verità 18, in the Ripa district, right where the Circus Maximus ends and the…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in TrastevereBasilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere - Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, 00153 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Maria in Via LataThe Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata faces Via del Corso, at number 306, wedged between the bulk of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj and the continuous fl…
- Basilica of Santa Maria sopra MinervaBasilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva - Piazza della Minerva, 42, 00186 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa PrassedeBasilica of Santa Prassede - Via di Santa Prassede, 9/a, 00184 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santa Prisca and MithraeumThe Basilica of Santa Prisca and Mithraeum occupies a quiet corner of the Aventine, on a small tree-lined square a few hundred meters from the Circ…
- Basilica of Santa Sabina on the AventineBasilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine - Piazza Pietro D'Illiria, 1, 00153 Rome RM
- Basilica of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al CorsoThe basilica of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso occupies the upper stretch of Via del Corso, at number 437, just before the street opens onto Piazz…
- Basilica of Santi Pietro e Paolo at EURThe Basilica of Santi Pietro e Paolo at EUR is open and active: a parish of the Diocese of Rome entrusted to the Conventual Friars Minor of the Alm…
- Basilica of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiBasilica of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti - Viale del Monte Oppio, 28, 00184 Roma RM
- Basilica of the Holy Cross in JerusalemThe Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem stands at Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 12, 00185 Rome, in the Esquilino district, leaning again…
- Basilica of the Most Holy Four Crowned SaintsBasilica of the Most Holy Four Crowned Saints - Via dei SS. Quattro, 20, 00184 Roma RM
- Basilica of the Sacred Heart of JesusThe Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is at Via Marsala 42, on the north side of Termini station. It is the parish church entrusted to the Sale…
- Bassano Romano (VT)Bassano Romano is a village in the Tuscia that you can walk around freely, and its main monument, Villa Giustiniani-Odescalchi in Piazza Umberto I,…
- Benedictine Monastery of Santa ScolasticaSanta Scolastica is one of the 12 monasteries founded at Subiaco by Saint Benedict of Nursia around the year 520. It is the oldest in Italy, follow…
- Borromini in Rome: a route through his architectureFrancesco Borromini built almost only in Rome, in just over 30 years, and left a dozen buildings that are recognizable at a glance even by people w…
- Caelian HillThe Celio is the hill where the noise of the Colosseum suddenly stops. Climb 200 meters up from Piazza del Colosseo and you find yourself on a stre…
- Camposanto TeutonicoThe Camposanto Teutonico is inside Vatican City, on the left flank of St. Peter's Basilica, and admission is free: no ticket, no reservation for th…
- CaninoCanino is a comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio Maremma, and the town can be walked freely, with no tickets and no reservation. The tow…
- Cantalice (RI)Cantalice is a municipality of a little over 2,400 residents in the province of Rieti, perched on the southwestern slopes of the Reatini Mountains…
- Caravaggio in Rome: where to see his paintingsRome is the city where Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio worked the longest, and it is also the city where today you can see the largest number of…
- Casamari AbbeyCasamari Abbey is at via Maria 25, in the Casamari district of Veroli, in the province of Frosinone. Entry is free, visiting hours are 9-12 and 15-…
- Castro dei Volsci (FR)Castro dei Volsci is a municipality of about 4,300 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, at an elevation of 384 meters, on the last spur of the…
- Ceccano (FR)Ceccano (FR) is a municipality of about 22,000 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, set on a limestone ridge that overlooks the middle Sacco V…
- Certosa di TrisultiThe Certosa di Trisulti is at Via Trisulti 8, in the territory of Collepardo (FR), and today it is run by the State: the Ministry of Culture throug…
- Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei PellegriniThe Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini is in the rione Regola, at the corner of Via dei Pettinari and the piazza that bears its name, a…
- Christuskirche, Evangelical Lutheran Church of RomeThe Christuskirche is at Via Sicilia 70, in the Ludovisi rione, and is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran Community of Rome, the German-speakin…
- Church of San Carlo alle Quattro FontaneThe Church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane stands at the crossing that Romans simply call the Quattro Fontane, where Via del Quirinale becomes Vi…
- Church of San Felice da CantaliceChurch of San Felice da Cantalice
Piazza di San Felice da Cantalice, 20
Roma
The mother church of Centocelle, built in the…
- Church of San Francesco a RipaChurch of San Francesco a Ripa
Piazza di San Francesco d'Assisi,
Roma
Best kept ecclesiastical secret of Trastevere, whic…
- Church of San Giovanni Decollato – Church of the DamnedChurch of San Giovanni Decollato - Church of the Damned - Via di S. Giovanni Decollato, 22, 00186 Rome RM
- Church of San Luigi dei FrancesiThe Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, not far from Piazza Navona, in the Sant'Eustachio district, holds three paintings by Caravaggio in the Contar…
- Church of San Marcello al CorsoThe Church of San Marcello al Corso faces a small recessed square along via del Corso, in the Trevi rione, halfway between Palazzo Venezia and the…
- Church of San Paolo alla RegolaThe Church of San Paolo alla Regola stands in the heart of the Regola district, the seventh of Rome's 22 rioni, a short walk from the Tiber and hal…
- Church of San Pietro in CarcereThe Church of San Pietro in Carcere is at Clivo Argentario, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, on the side of the Roman Forum that faces the Arch…
- Church of San Pietro in MontorioChurch of San Pietro in Montorio - Piazza di S. Pietro in Montorio, 2, 00153 Roma RM
- Church of San Silvestro al QuirinaleThe Church of San Silvestro al Quirinale stands in the middle of Via Ventiquattro Maggio, on the Quirinal Hill, in the Trevi district, halfway betw…
- Church of Sant’Agata in TrastevereChurch of Sant'Agata in Trastevere
Largo san Giovanni de Matha,
Rome
Simply the church that keeps the statue of the Madonn…
- Church of Sant’Eligio degli OreficiThe church of Sant'Eligio degli Orefici was built by the Università degli Orefici e Argentieri, next to the building that is still the seat of the…
- Church of Sant’Ivo alla SapienzaChurch of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza - Corso del Rinascimento, 40, 00186 Roma RM
- Church of Sant’Urbano alla CaffarellaChurch of Sant'Urbano alla Caffarella - Parco della Caffarella - 00178 Roma RM
- Church of Sant’Andrea al QuirinaleThe Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale is on Via del Quirinale, a few steps from Palazzo del Quirinale and Scuderie del Quirinale, in one of the de…
- Church of Santa Francesca RomanaThe Church of Santa Francesca Romana looks onto the Roman Forum from the eastern flank of the archaeological area, a few meters from the Basilica o…
- Church of Santa Maria AntiquaThe church of Santa Maria Antiqua is one of the oldest Catholic places of worship dedicated to the Madonna, in the 6th century, in a group of Domit…
- Church of Santa Maria della ScalaThe Church of Santa Maria della Scala stands in Piazza della Scala, in the heart of Trastevere, a few dozen meters from the Basilica of Santa Maria…
- Church of Santa Maria MaddalenaThe Church of Santa Maria Maddalena faces the small square of the same name in the Colonna district, less than two minutes' walk from the Pantheon,…
- Church of Santa PasseraThe church of Santa Passera is a Roman church dating from the early 5th century, dedicated in the Middle Ages to a saint who (perhaps) doesn't exist.
- Church of Santa RitaChurch of Santa Rita in Campitelli
Via Montanara, 8
Rome
- Church of Santi Angeli CustodiChiesa dei Santi Angeli Custodi
Via delle Alpi Apuane , 1
Roma
The church that gives the Montesacro neighborhood its face,…
- Church of Santi Luca e MartinaChiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina
Via della Curia,
Roma
- Church of Santi Quirico e GiulittaThe church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta stands on Via Tor de’ Conti, in the Monti district, in that thin strip of the city that runs between the gre…
- Church of Santo Spirito in SassiaThere are churches in Rome that announce themselves from afar, with domes that pierce the city's skyline and staircases that force you to slow down…
- Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Celian HillThe Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Celian Hill is on Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo, on the Celian Hill, a few minutes' walk from the Colosse…
- Church of the GesùThe Church of the Gesù faces a narrow square halfway between Palazzo Venezia and Largo di Torre Argentina, at one of the most crossed and least loo…
- Cittaducale (RI)Cittaducale (Cìeta in the local dialect) is a late medieval town of fewer than 7,000 inhabitants gently set on the Colle di Cerreto Piano along Via…
- Civitella San Paolo (RM)Civitella San Paolo is a walled village of just over 2000 inhabitants in the province of Rome, on the right bank of the Tiber, about 40 kilometers…
- Cloisters of San Cosimato in RomeThe Cloisters of San Cosimato in Rome are part of the former Convent facing Piazza San Cosimato, a few steps from Viale Trastevere, built next to t…
- Colonna (RM)Colonna is a small town of the Castelli Romani, set on the northern slopes of the Colli Albani between the A1 highway and Via Casilina, and it can…
- Contarelli ChapelThe Contarelli Chapel, frescoed by Caravaggio, is located in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, which faces the square of the same name,…
- Contigliano (RI)Contigliano is a municipality of about 3,600 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, seven kilometers west of the provincial capital, on the southwes…
- Cori (LT)Cori is in Latina Province, perched on the north slope of the Lepini Mountains at an altitude ranging from about 220 meters at Cori Valle to nearly…
- Domine Quo Vadis ChurchDomine Quo Vadis Church - Via Appia Antica, 51, 00179 Rome RM
- Evangelical Baptist Church on Via del Teatro ValleThe Evangelical Baptist Church on Via del Teatro Valle is open for worship: the congregation meets every Sunday at 11:00 in the worship hall at Via…
- Evangelical Methodist ChurchEvangelical Methodist Church
Via Firenze, 38
Rome
- Fabrica di Roma (VT)Fabrica di Roma is a town in Viterbo Province at the foot of the Cimini Mountains, a short distance from Lake Vico and about an hour by car from th…
- Faleria (VT)Faleria is a town of just over 2,000 inhabitants in the province of Viterbo, at the southern tip of the province, where the countryside of the nort…
- Farfa Abbey (RI)Farfa Abbey is at Via del Monastero 1, in Fara in Sabina, province of Rieti, at the foot of Monte Acuziano and about a hundred meters from the stre…
- Ferentino (FR)Ferentino rises on a hill of the Monti Ernici about 75 kilometers from Rome, in the province of Frosinone, and overlooks the Valle del Sacco from a…
- Filacciano (RM)Filacciano is at Via Oreste Leonardi 5, postal code 00060, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, on the tuff spur that closes the Roman Tiber Valley t…
- Fossanova AbbeyFossanova Abbey is in a hamlet of Priverno, in the province of Latina, where the Amaseno valley opens onto the eastern edge of the Pontine plain. I…
- FrosinoneFrosinone can be visited freely: the old town on the hill, the piazzas, the cathedral and the monument to Nicola Ricciotti have no ticket, and the…
- Gaeta (LT)Gaeta (LT) -
- Gesù e Maria al CorsoThe church of the Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria is at Via del Corso 45, in Rome, in the Campo Marzio district, and it is a rectory entrusted to t…
- Gradoli (VT)Gradoli is a town of about 1,200 inhabitants in the province of Viterbo, at 470 meters above sea level, on a tuff spur on the northwestern shore of…
- Gran Madre di DioGran Madre di Dio is at Via Cassia 1, on the square of Ponte Milvio, 00191 Rome, and it is a parish of the Diocese of Rome. Entry is free, there is…
- Grottaferrata (RM)A small, elegant town at the gates of Rome, Grottaferrata is known for the Abbey of San Nilo and for the historic fair of medieval origin held here…
- Guarcino (FR)Guarcino (FR) is a town of about 1,500 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, resting on a ridge of the Ernici Mountains at a little over 600 me…
- Lake Fogliano (LT)Lake Fogliano (LT) - Str. Lungomare, 3657, 04100 Latina LT, Italy
- Lateran BaptisteryThe Lateran Baptistery is at Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano 4, on the left flank of the basilica as you face it, and is open every day from 9:0…
- Michelangelo in Rome: Where to See His WorksMichelangelo Buonarroti spent almost 40 years of his life in Rome and died here, on February 18, 1564, in a house that no longer exists. Rome is th…
- Monastery of Santa Rosa in ViterboThe Sanctuary of Santa Rosa in Viterbo, with the Poor Clares' monastery that surrounds it, has been open again since August 22, 2026, the day Bisho…
- Monte Compatri (RM)Monte Compatri (RM) is a municipality of about 11,800 inhabitants on the eastern side of the Vulcano Laziale, 576 meters above sea level: the third…
- Montebuono (RI)Montebuono is a municipality of just over 800 inhabitants in lower Sabina, in the province of Rieti, at 325 meters above sea level on the slopes of…
- Montelanico (RM)Montelanico (RM) is a municipality of just over 2,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, lying on the northern slope of the Lepi…
- Monterotondo (RM)Monterotondo is a city of about 41,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Rome, at 165 meters above sea level, on a hill overlooking the Tiber…
- Museo delle Culture – Villa GaribaldiMuseo delle Culture - Villa Garibaldi - Via Costanza Garibaldi, 10, 00020 Riofreddo RM, Italy
- Museum of the Greek Abbey of San Nilo at GrottaferrataThe Museum of the Greek Abbey of San Nilo, also known as Santa Maria di Grottaferrata and consecrated in 1024 by Pope John XIX, houses Basilian mon…
- Oratorio del GonfaloneOratorio del Gonfalone, the name by which Romans know the church of Santa Maria Annunziata del Gonfalone, is at Via del Gonfalone 32/a, on the corn…
- Oratorio di San Giovanni in OleoOratorio di San Giovanni in Oleo is closed to the public: it has no opening hours, no ticket office and no custodian on site. It stands on Via di P…
- Piccolo Duomo and the Museum of the Souls of PurgatoryPiccolo Duomo and the Museum of the Souls of Purgatory - Lungotevere Prati, 12, 00193 Rome RM
- Pico (FR)Pico is a town of about 2,600 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, at 192 meters above sea level, perched on a limestone spur right up against…
- Poggio Catino (RI)Poggio Catino is a municipality of just under 1,300 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, in Sabina, at an elevation of 387 meters, with an area of…
- Poggio Mirteto (RI)Poggio Mirteto (RI) -
- Raphael in Rome: Where to See His WorksRaphael Sanzio arrives in Rome at the end of 1508, is 25 years old and has never worked for a pope. He dies in the same city on April 6, 1520, at t…
- Rieti (RI)Rieti is the capital of the northernmost province of Lazio and stands at about 400 meters above sea level in the Rieti basin, on the banks of the V…
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