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Mosteiro da Serra do PilarVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

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115 sitesRome
49 sitesKraków
42 sitesBarcelona
38 sitesLisbon
16 sitesChicago
17 sitesBologna
14 sitesFátima
85 sitesFlorence
27 sitesLourdes
54 sitesMadrid
3,597 sites and countingEach with its history, what to look for, its saints and devotions, and the practical details. New sites every month.See the map© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

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Basilica di Santo Stefano Rotondo al CelioRome, ItalyRome's oldest circular church, deliberately modeled on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, housing a 7th-century Byzantine mosaic, relics of early Roman martyrs, and a graphic Counter-Reformation martyrdom fresco cycle.
Papal Archbasilica of Saint John LateranRome, ItalyRome's cathedral and the oldest Christian basilica in the West, dedicated to Christ the Savior, housing the relics of Saints Peter and Paul and the tradition-held wooden altar of Saint Peter.
Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin MaryWambierzyce, PolandMinor basilica and Marian sanctuary in Lower Silesia, housing a crowned Gothic statue of Our Lady venerated as Queen of Families, surrounded by an extensive Calvary known as the Silesian Jerusalem.
Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the WallsRome, ItalyOne of Rome's four papal basilicas, built over the tomb of Saint Paul, housing his sarcophagus beneath the papal altar and featuring a 5th-century triumphal arch mosaic, a 13th-century apse mosaic, and a medieval cloister.
Basilica of Saint Cecilia in TrastevereRome, ItalyRoman titular basilica built over Saint Cecilia's house, housing her relics beneath Maderno's marble statue and featuring a 9th-century apse mosaic, a Gothic ciborium by Arnolfo di Cambio, and Cavallini's Last Judgment fresco.
Basilica dei Santi Quattro CoronatiRome, ItalyAncient Roman basilica on the Caelian Hill, housing the relics of the Four Crowned Martyrs, featuring a 13th-century propaganda fresco cycle and Rome's most important surviving medieval secular paintings.
Basilica dei Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiRome, ItalyMinor basilica on Rome's Esquiline Hill, founded by Pope Sylvester I in the 4th century, housing early Christian underground chambers, the relics of three Roman martyrs, and the shrine of Blessed Angelo Paoli.
Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the WallsRome, ItalyOne of Rome's Seven Pilgrim Churches, built over the tomb of Saint Lawrence, housing the relics of three martyrs and the tomb of Blessed Pius IX.
Basilica di Santa Maria in CosmedinRome, ItalyRoman minor basilica founded as a Greek charitable center in the 6th century, housing the Bocca della Verità, a relic venerated as the skull of Saint Valentine, and a complete Cosmatesque interior including the signed 1294 ciborium of Deodatus.
Basilica di Santa Sabina all'AventinoRome, ItalyMother church of the Dominican Order on Rome's Aventine Hill, built between 422 and 432, housing the earliest known depiction of the Crucifixion, the relics of Saints Sabina and Serapia, and the cell where Saint Dominic prayed.
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Walking routes

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Camino de Invierno264 km · 12 days · Castile and León, Galicia
Camino Fisterra–Muxía89.5 km · 4 days · Galicia
Camino Francés762 km · 33 days · Northern Spain
Camino Inglés110 km · 5 days · Galicia

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2 days · 9 sitesTwo Days in Assisi: The First VisitAssisi
2 days · 10 sitesRome and the Early MartyrsRome
2 days · 4 sitesAll Saints at Powązki, 1 NovemberWarsaw
2 days · 8 sitesBologna with Children: Two DaysBologna
2 days · 7 sitesBologna with Limited Mobility: Two DaysBologna
2 days · 5 sitesCatholic Chicago with ChildrenChicago
2 days · 4 sitesCatholic Chicago with Limited MobilityChicago
3 days · 6 sitesChristmas and Advent in Kraków, 2026Kraków
3 days · 8 sitesChristmas and Advent in WarsawWarsaw
3 days · 5 sitesChristmas and Epiphany in Milan, 24 December to 6 JanuaryMilan
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9 sitesThe Early Christian Basilicas of MilanAmbrose's ring of basilicas and the late Roman churches around them21 sitesThe California MissionsThe mission chain that runs from San Diego up to Sonoma7 sitesHidden Gems of Kraków: Seven Churches Off the Usual RouteSeven churches and convents worth a detour, each with its own reason to go
7 sitesThe Seven Pilgrim Churches of RomeThe one day walk of prayer and penance that Philip Neri revived

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“To go on pilgrimage is not simply to visit a place to admire its treasures of nature, art or history. To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where He has revealed Himself.” 
Pope Benedict XVISantiago de Compostela, 2010