Best places: Catholic churches in Metropolitan France

19th-century basilica with 4 octagonal towers, a religious art museum & regular Catholic services.

Catholic church in Byzantine style, with 15 chapels & mosaics depicting the Mysteries of the Rosary.

Intimate art nouveau chapel associated with Marian apparitions & housing several saints' relics.

Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt.

Gothic edifice, dating from the 1200s, with a 16th-century astronomical clock & a rose window.

Gothic cathedral, built from 13th to 16th centuries, famous for its huge area of stained glass.

Religious complex famous for pilgrimages & healing, encompassing a grotto, baths & churches.

Baroque church from the 1600s featuring an ornate interior with marble, frescoes & 6 side chapels.

Cathedral begun at end of the 12th century, with a large crypt containing the tomb of Jean de Berry.

Site of Rene Descartes' tomb, this church is an 11th-century reconstruction of an earlier monastery.

Flamboyant Gothic-style monastery known for its ornate marble royal tombs & oak choir stalls.

Structure influential in the architecture of other cathedrals, known for its rose window and towers.

Ornate church combining gothic & Renaissance design & housing the shrine of Paris' patron saint.

👍👍 Very beautiful church in the cathedral. Very holy and pius location. Visited by plenty of pilgrims all year round. Very special place. The house of Saint Bernadette is very close to this. Easy access to public transportation.

Renovated, mountaintop abbey, founded in the 11th-century, with cloisters & a Beatitude community.

Gothic religious edifice with striking Renaissance stained-glass windows & intricately carved pews.

👍👍 It is a beautiful church with a strong sense of history. Stunning stained glass windows with incredibly moving artwork on display. The grounds and the view are gorgeous.

👍👍 This church is barely seen from the street, but in fact it's really special place where you can meet Saint Vincent de Paul. It is a wonderful experience and I want to come back here! Do take time to pray and take in God's Holiness and the gift of His Saints!

👍👍 Murato San Michele church is concidered to be one of the most beautiful churches in Corsica and no wonder why! Dating back to XII century, this church was built while Corsica was governed by Pisa so it has typical pisan two-colored style, with green serpentine and white limestone stripes which is s...

Set on a mountain ledge, this 19th-century sanctuary with a basilica draws many pilgrims each year.