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The Church of Christ Pantocrator is an Orthodox church built in the 13th-14th century and is one of the most remarkable and best-preserved medieval churches in Nessebar. In the middle of the nave rise four slender columns that once carried a dome. The drum of the dome, richly decorated, has 8 arched windows. The narthex is relatively cramped, with a medieval tomb on its floor. Inside the walls, only traces of the original frescoes that once covered them are preserved.

The Church of Christ the King of Fey was built between 1947 and 1950 to replace the former chapel of the Martenette, built in 1930. The exterior structure of the church is made of tufa stone. Its bell tower is overhung by two crossed arches and forms a dome, surmounted by a cross. Its eastern façade is decorated with a statue of the Virgin Mary above its main entrance.

The Church of Christ was built between 1591 and 1592. The oldest part of the church is the tower, which originates from the predecessor church of St. Nicholas, which was demolished in 1591. The church has extraordinarily well-preserved furnishings that are among the oldest in Denmark.

The Church of Cristo de la Luz, formerly the Bab al-Mardum Mosque, was one of the ten mosques that the city once had and is the best preserved. Founded in 999, various elements, mainly an apse, were added to it in the 12th century, after the Christian conquest of the city, making it one of the oldest known examples of Mudéjar art.

Located in Éguzon-Chantôme in the Indre, the church of Chantôme dates from the thirteenth century. Built on the site of a former priory by Augustinian monks, near the birthplace of Saint Sylvain. The restoration of the building, including stained glass windows and murals dating from the end of the 13th century, was completed in 2017.

The village of Courtauly is located near Carcassone, in the region of Occitanie. The Courtauly church dates back to the 16th century. It is composed of a rectangular nave, an imposing five-arched bell tower and a three-sided choir. On the facade of the church is written "Las que passan tornan pas" - “The hours that pass will not come back”

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.