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May 3, 2020

Sunset at Monte dei Cappuccini

The Church of Santa Maria al Monte dei Cappuccini is built on a hill overlooking the river Po in Turin. That hill has a great view on the city and is a popular place to watch the sunset.

April 29, 2020

Chiesa del Santo Volto

The Chiesa del Santo Volto (Church of the Holy Face) is a catholic church located in Turin, next to Parco Dora. It was built in 2006 based on designs by architect Mario Botta.

April 3, 2020

Église Saint-Joseph (Annemasse)

Église Saint-Joseph is a catholic church in Annemasse build in the 1940’s based on a design by architect Dom Paul Bellot, who also designed Basilique Saint-Joseph-des-Fins in Annecy.

December 27, 2019

Église de Notre-Dame de la Gorge

The Église de Notre-Dame de la Gorge is a catholic church in Les Contamines-Montjoie, located at the back of Val Montjoie on the path of the GR Tour du Mont Blanc trail. There has been a church on the site since the 11th century but the current building dates from the beginning of the 18th century.

September 30, 2019

Chapelle Anglaise de Chamonix

The Chapelle Anglaise de Chamonix (English Chapel) is a protestant church in Chamonix (just across the street from the train station). It was originally built in 1860 for the religious needs of the English tourists and alpinists, who were numerous in that era. Next to the church is a small cemetery with tombs of English alpinists who died in the mountains. These days, the chapel belongs to the parish of Arve Mont-Blanc in the Reformed Church of France and is officially called Église protestante de Chamonix (Chamonix protestant church).

September 9, 2019

Église Sainte-Geneviève des Bressis

The Église Sainte-Geneviève des Bressis is a catholic church located in the Cran-Gevrier neighbourhood of Annecy. It was designed in the modernist style by architect Paul Jacquet and was completed in the 1960’s.

July 26, 2019

Église Saint-Michel de Nantua

The Église Saint-Michel (aka Abbatiale Saint-Michel) is a church in Nantua which got its start as a monastery during medieval times and was improved over the centuries. Some of the older elements remain but most of the church dates back from the early 19th century.

April 21, 2019

Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales (Thorens-Glières)

The Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales is a catholic church in Thorens-Glières, near Annecy. Saint François de Sales, who was born in the Château de Sales nearby, was baptised and ordained as bishop of Geneva in that church. Most of the current building dates from the end of the 19th century.

February 23, 2019

Église Saint-Maurice (Thônes)

The Église Saint-Maurice is a catholic church located in the center of Thônes, in Haute-Savoie. It was built in the 17th century.

January 31, 2019

Eglise Protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune

The Eglise Protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune is a large protestant church in Strasbourg. The gothic main building, with its many frescoes, dates from the 14th century. The church has been Lutheran since 1524.