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The Church of St. Anthony (Agios Antonios) is a cave church near the village of Agia Roumeli. It has been excavated into the rocky mountainside that separates the coast from the Samaria National Park.

The rock church of St. Peter and Paul, begun in the 13th century, is located in a cave on Mount Kalik. The church is the only one in the world to contain an image of Jesus Christ depicted as bald.

The Cave Hermitage of San Vicente de Cervera has the unique feature of not being built in the traditional manner but rather is entirely carved out of a rock that emerges from the ground. It is a monolithic building with several openings and interior spaces, although in the past it had other built elements or outbuildings attached to the rock. It also has an adjacent necropolis, with anthropomorphic tombs dating from the 8th to 10th centuries, immediately after the recovery of the territory after the brief Saracen occupation that would have administered that territory.

The Cave of Agia Sofia or Cave of God’s Wisdom (Spileo tis Theou Sophias) is located in the Topilia Gorge, between the villages of Topolia and Koutsomatado. It has been an important place of worship for centuries. Next to the entrance to the cave is the church of Hagia Sohpia.

The Cave of St John the Hermit in Marathokefala is a sacred place where, according to tradition, the saint retired in the 6th century after his fame had spread over several countries. It was also in this cave where he would have died after having been accidentally shot by a hunter.

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Legend has it that the cathedral of Cefalù was desired by Roger II of Sicily after escaping a storm and landing on the city's beaches. Built between 1131 and 1267, the defensive monument is in Romanesque style with Byzantine elements. Since 2015, it has been part of the World Heritage Site of the Arab-Norman Route of Palermo, Cefalù and Monreale.

This chapel in Nis is well known for what is housed inside its walls. The skull tower of Nis is one of Nis's biggest tourist attractions. The tower was built by the Ottoman administration after a failed Serb rebellion in the early 19th century. Upon Serbia's independence in 1878, a chapel was placed around the tower to commemorate the fallen patriots. Rennovations to the chapel occured numerous times, most recently being in 1989.

Also known as Bayezid Mosque it is considered the oldest mosque on European territory.