Churches in Italy

Discover 127 unusual churches in Italy.

Canneto sull'Oglio, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Croce detta "Dei Morti"

Photographs of the faces of the town's dead cover the walls of this small Italian church.

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.

Anacapri, Italy

Church of San Michele

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

Crypt of San Sepolcro

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

The Views of Pavia

These 500-year-old frescoes depict the city in its glory days.

Sannicola, Italy

Antica Abbazia di San Mauro (Abbey of San Mauro)

This 10th-century seaside abbey holds spectacular views and a window into the past.

Romano di Lombardia, Italy

Church of San Rocco

Hundreds of plague victims were buried beneath this small, rural church.

Crypt of San Sebastiano's Church

Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

Ex-Chiesa di San Michele all’Arco

Angels and demons watch over newspapers in this deconsecrated church.

Oratorio dei Morti

At the entrance of this chapel is a fresco commemorating the dead from the plague outbreak of 1630.

Santuario di San Patrizio

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary.

The Chapel of Santa Marta

Vernazza, Italy

Chapel of Santa Marta, Vernazza

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

The interior of the Basilica of Sant'Anastasia.

Sant'Anastasia Basilica

A gorgeous example of 13th-century Gothic architecture.

The lonesome Chapel of Gilliarey

Gilliarey

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

Cappella Suardi

Trescore Balneario, Italy

Cappella Suardi

Jesus turns into vines inside this chapel.

The intetior

Church of San Bernardino

The walls of this tiny Italian church are entirely covered with frescoes.