Churches in France

A coastal French town said to have been visited by Jesus' disciples is a major pilgrimage center for Catholic Romanis.

A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

For more than a century, revolutionary graffiti has marked the wall of a Parisian church.

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below.

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

A medieval church built into an ancient cave.

This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

This church looks more like a spaceship than a house of worship.