Italian villages
Santa Severina — Byzantine Fortress and Baptistery
On a sheer-sided plateau in the Marchesato Crotonese, Santa Severina shelters a unique Byzantine baptistery and an intact Norman castle.
Jul 5, 2026Battisteri
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Churches and cathedrals
The Baptistery of Riva San Vitale: Fifth-Century Stone on the Shores of the Ceresio
On Lake Lugano stands the oldest Christian building in Switzerland: an octagonal baptistery fifteen centuries old, still little visited.
Jun 23, 2026
Churches and cathedrals
San Giovanni in Fonte at Padula: the baptistery born from a spring
In the Vallo di Diano, San Giovanni in Fonte is an early Christian baptistery built over a spring that still fills the font, near the Charterhouse.
Jun 23, 2026
Churches and cathedrals
Albenga, the baptistery that spans fifteen centuries
In the heart of Albenga, the Early Christian Baptistery guards ancient mosaics in a silence that, a few steps from the Ligurian beaches, seems impossible.
Jun 21, 2026