Attraction Type: Church

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Basilica di Santa Croce

August 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Basilica di Santa Croce or Basilica of the Holy Cross is the principal Franciscan church in Florence and the largest Franciscan church in the world. Construction on the church began on May 12, 1294, and the building’s original location was outside the city walls. Legend says St. Francis founded Santa Croce. Some of Italy’s most illustrious Italians, including Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, are buried in the Santa Croce.
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Chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti

August 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti or the Church of All Saints dates to the 1250s, but architect Bartolomeo Pettirossi rebuilt the church in Baroque-style around 1627. The Vespucci family attended the church, and Amerigo Vespucci is buried here. The church features 15th frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio and Sandro Botticelli, who is also buried in the church. Ghirlandaio created a fresco of the Last Supper in the refectory. The work may have influenced Leonardo da
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First Church of Otago

August 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
First Church is a prominent church in Dunedin and the city’s primary Presbyterian church. The current church, considered to be decorated Gothic style, stands on the stump of Bell Hill, a significant promontory that initially divided the heart of Dunedin in half. Dr. Thomas Burns, the brother of Scottish poet Robert Burns, laid the foundation stone in 1868, but the church was not completed until 1873.
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St. Paul’s Cathedral (Dunedin)

August 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
St Paul’s Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. While the first parish church of St Paul was built on the site from 1862 to 1863, work on the modern incarnation of the church began in 1913. Bishop Samuel Tarratt Nevill consecrated the cathedral on Feb. 12, 1919. Construction on a new chancel, which features a more modernist design, started in December 1969 and finished in July 1971.

St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

August 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. Since 1870, it has served as the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Unlike most cathedrals, Saint Patrick’s is not the seat of a bishop. The Archbishop of Dublin is based at Christ Church Cathedral, about 1,300 feet away. The cathedral is headed by the dean of Saint Patrick’s, an office established in 1219. As the national cathedral, its chapter includes representatives