Chiese, pievi, cattedrali e battisteri fuori rotta, tra mosaici, cripte e affreschi che quasi nessuno va a vedere.
Among the hills of the Logudoro, the church of the Santissima Trinità at Saccargia rises alone with its black-and-white stripes: Sardinian Romanesque with no crowds.
Jun 21, 2026
High above Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia, the tiny church of San Giovanni a Kaneo frames one of the most serene, photogenic views in the Balkans.
Jun 21, 2026
Hidden in the mountains of Korçë, this tiny village was once the most cultured city in the Ottoman Empire — and its churches hold frescoes of extraordinary beauty.
Jul 9, 2026
High above the Logudoro, the Romanesque cathedral of San Pietro di Sorres blends pale stone and dark basalt: a masterpiece far off the beaten track.
Jul 1, 2026
The church of St Ladislaus in Kőbánya: an Art Nouveau masterpiece by Lechner with a Zsolnay roof and the tallest church tower in Budapest.
Jun 28, 2026
In Takanawa, the temple where the 47 ronin of Ako are buried beside their lord. Incense, stone and a 1703 act of revenge.
Jun 28, 2026
Genko-an, a Zen temple in the northern hills of Kyoto: two philosophical windows, a ceiling made from the blood of samurai, and almost no visitors.
Jun 28, 2026
In Jungnim-dong, Seoul, Yakhyeon Church (1892): the first Gothic building in Korea, beside the site of the Seosomun martyrs.
Jun 28, 2026
In Bangkok, on the Thonburi bank, the church of Santa Cruz with its Renaissance-style dome and the Portuguese sweets of Kudi Chin.
Jun 28, 2026