Burgos Cathedral
Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain Christianity
A UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral and major Camino de Santiago monument containing the tombs of El Cid and Doña Jimena.
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Toledo Cathedral
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Christianity
Spain’s primatial cathedral and one of the country’s foremost Gothic religious monuments.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain Christianity
Valencia’s metropolitan cathedral, a major Gothic monument whose Holy Chalice Chapel preserves a cup venerated as the Holy Chalice.
Oviedo Cathedral
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Christianity
A major northern Spanish cathedral whose Holy Chamber preserves celebrated medieval relics and which anchors the Camino Primitivo pilgrimage tradition.
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain Christianity
The principal shrine of the Camino de Santiago, built over the site traditionally identified with the tomb of St. James the Apostle.
Le Puy Cathedral
Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Historic Marian pilgrimage cathedral and one of the principal French starting points of the Camino de Santiago, especially the Via Podiensis.
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.
Albi Cathedral
Albi, Tarn, Occitanie, France Christianity
Defining monument of the UNESCO-listed Episcopal City of Albi and one of Europe’s most distinctive brick Gothic cathedrals.
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France Christianity
Landmark cathedral of Strasbourg and the central Gothic monument of the UNESCO-listed Grande-Île and Neustadt.
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed cathedral and one of the largest and most accomplished Gothic churches in France.
Reims Cathedral
Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France Christianity
UNESCO-listed Gothic cathedral historically associated with the coronation of French kings and one of France’s most important ceremonial sacred sites.
Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France Christianity
One of the world’s most recognized medieval cathedrals, an active Catholic church and central monument of Parisian religious and national history.