Basilica of Saint-Martin, Tours
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity
Major French pilgrimage basilica built over the tomb of St. Martin of Tours, one of the most influential saints of late antiquity…
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Basilica of Saint-Remi, Reims
Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France Christianity
Historic pilgrimage basilica built around the tomb and cult of St. Remi, the bishop traditionally associated with the baptism of Clovis.
Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France Christianity
Monumental Romanesque pilgrimage basilica on the Via Tolosana, built around the cult and relics of Toulouse’s first bishop, St. Saturnin.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-d’Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, Morbihan, Brittany, France Christianity
Brittany’s principal Catholic pilgrimage sanctuary, associated with reported appearances of St. Anne to Yvon Nicolazic between 1623 and 1625.
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Saint-Maximin
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Christianity
Major Provençal pilgrimage basilica whose crypt preserves relics venerated in Catholic tradition as those of St. Mary Magdalene.
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Vézelay
Vézelay, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Romanesque basilica and historic pilgrimage centre associated with the medieval cult of St. Mary Magdalene and routes to Santiago.
Basilica of Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux
Lisieux, Calvados, Normandy, France Christianity
Major French pilgrimage basilica dedicated to St. Thérèse of Lisieux, one of the best-known modern Catholic saints.
Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre
Paris, Île-de-France, France Christianity
Major Parisian pilgrimage basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart, known for continuous Eucharistic adoration begun in 1885.
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral celebrated for its architectural unity, sculpted portals and medieval stained glass.
Carpentras Synagogue
Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Judaism
One of France’s oldest surviving synagogue sites, preserving a medieval ritual bath and an 18th-century prayer hall.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Paris, Île-de-France, France Christianity
International Catholic pilgrimage chapel associated with Catherine Labouré’s reported 1830 Marian visions and the origin of the Miraculous Medal devotion.
Chapel of Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
Aiguilhe, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Exceptional pilgrimage chapel perched on a volcanic plug near Le Puy, founded in the 10th century and dedicated to St. Michael.