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The Mariners Church is located in Saint-Sixte, in the region of New Aquitaine. In the 1500s, the population consisted mainly of mariners, giving the church its name. The church was built in the 16th century; then restored and enlarged in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. In 1821, the mariners built a new chapel adjoining the church and dedicated it to St. Catherine. Inside, visitors can admire an ex-voto of great rarity: the model of a nineteenth century sailboat.

This church was wanted by Cardinal Donnet in the image of the church crowning Montmartre, in the spirit of the buildings born of the military disaster and the dramatic events of 1870-1871.

The church of El Salvador occupies the building of a previous mosque, probably dating from the 11th century. The mosque itself was built on the remains of a sacred Visigothic building. The conversion to Christian worship in 1159 brought about various modifications, including the construction of the Gothic chapel of St Catherine at the end of the 15th century. A brick bell tower was then added to the minaret, inlaid with friezes, which was transformed into a bell tower.

The Episcopal Church of Thira is a medieval Byzantine church that was built in the 11th century by Alexis I Comnene (1048/1056 - 1118). The interior of the church is decorated with marble iconostasis and frescoes, dating from the late 11th and 12th centuries.

The church of the Gesu was built in the 19th century and is now desacralized. From 1860 to 1865, Louis Pavot built a neo-gothic church for the neighbouring Jesuit community. Between 1937 and 1939, the church was enlarged with a façade on rue Royale, as the neo-gothic church is no longer visible from the street. The new brick façade was designed by the architect Antoine Courtens with a bell tower in a distinctly Art Deco style, while the entrance portal, with a wide arch, a tympanum and statues of the twelve apostles and surmounted by a rose window, retains a soberly traditional style.

The church was built in the second half of the 19th century (from 1855) by the architect Henry Bach for the Jesuits. In neo-gothic style, painted and richly decorated, stained glass windows by L. V Gesta. The organ built in 1864 and classified as a Historic Monument in 1972 is a masterpiece of the famous organ builder Cavaillé-Coll.

The Church of Grace was founded as a convent in 1511. In 1834, with the extinction of the Order in its possession, the Convent of Grace was nationalized and converted into barracks. The building fell into ruins and in 1884 the vault of the church collapsed. The exterior of the building was finally restored in the second half of the 20th century. The church is an important religious monument of the Renaissance in the city of Évora.

From the church of Graun, built in 1355, only the Romanesque tower remains. The village was sunk in 1950 to create a reservoir. The tower, now a historical monument, is called "Kirchturm im Reschensee" in German, and "Campanile nel Lago di Resia" in Italian.

The church of Grua is a long wooden church built in 1924 by the architect A.C.Dahl. It was restored in 1947. In the church you can admire four stained glass windows by the artist Rolf.

The church has built on top of the plateau of Monemvasia in 12th century (1149-1150) with the classic Byzantine architecture style. The dome is based on six arches but few frescoes have survived due to damages during the Ottoman Empire; the windows are decorated with brick patterns.