Europe's Most Beautiful Cathedrals | Sacred Architecture & History

St. Isaac’s Cathedral

A golden-domed landmark on St. Isaac's Square, with a lavish marble and mosaic interior and a colonnade offering panoramic views over the city.

Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg with its grand colonnade and green dome

Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg

A Neoclassical cathedral on Nevsky Prospekt with a sweeping colonnade, the tomb of Field Marshal Kutuzov and the revered Our Lady of Kazan icon.

Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík with its distinctive stepped concrete façade

Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik

Iceland's largest church, a basalt-inspired Lutheran landmark with a 74.5-meter tower, a giant Klais organ and panoramic views of Reykjavik.

Salzburg Cathedral

A grand early Baroque cathedral on Domplatz where Mozart was baptised, rebuilt after wartime bombing and famed for its facade, font and organs.

St. Peter’s Abbey

A Benedictine archabbey founded in 696 at the foot of the Mönchsberg, with a baroque church, a flower-filled cemetery and cliffside catacombs.

Stift Nonnberg

Salzburg's hillside Benedictine convent, the oldest continuously active one in the German-speaking world and the starting point of the Sound of Music story.

Dubrovnik Cathedral

Baroque cathedral in Dubrovnik's Old Town, home to a Titian altarpiece and a treasury of gilded reliquaries, including those of St. Blaise.

Cathedral of Saint Domnius

Diocletian's Roman mausoleum turned Catholic cathedral, crowned by Split's famous bell tower beside the Peristyle.

Málaga Cathedral

Málaga’s Cathedral of the Incarnation combines a grand Renaissance interior, sacred art and its distinctive unfinished south tower.

Palma Cathedral (La Seu)

A towering Gothic cathedral on Palma's seafront, famed for its giant rose window, Gaudí's touch and a ceramic chapel by Miquel Barceló.

Basilica of Sant Francesc

A Gothic Franciscan church in Palma's old town with a Baroque façade, a trapezoidal cloister and the tomb of Ramon Llull.

Ljubljana Cathedral

A baroque cathedral with a green dome and twin towers, known for its Quaglio frescoes and the bronze doors added in 1996.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Tallinn's grandest Orthodox cathedral, a domed Russian Revival landmark on Toompea hill with mosaics, icons and a famous bell ensemble.

St. Olaf’s Church

A towering Gothic church in Tallinn's Old Town, famed for its spire, its medieval legends and the panoramic platform high above Lai street.

St. Nicholas’ Church and Museum

A 13th-century Gothic church in Tallinn's Old Town, now a museum of medieval art with the famed Dance of Death and a tower viewing platform.