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The church of Santa María Magdalena is a Romanesque church built between the 12th and 13th centuries. The church seems to have been built in two periods: the first of Romanesque influence, the second of Gothic influence. The temple would have belonged to both the Hospitallers and the Knights Templar.

Santa Maria de Cadaqués is first mentioned at the end of the 13th century. The present church, consecrated in 1642, is a reconstruction of the old church which had been burnt down by pirate raids as early as 1444 and 1548. The nave closest to the entrance dates from the 17th century and the Fonda Capella, on the left wall, dates from the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Church of Santa María in Piasca, built in 1172, is one of the best-preserved Romanesque churches in the region of Cantabria.

The old collegiate church of Santa María, known as "La Mayor", is a reconstruction of the 14th and 15th centuries in Gothic-Mudejar style. The first traces of the current building date back to the 12th century. The church was a collegiate church until 1851.

The Igreja de Santa Marinha de Cortegaça is a 20th-century church in the village of Cortegaça known for the tiles panels that decorate its exterior.

The Church of Santa Susanna was founded in the 9th century but its construction lasted until 1603, when the Baroque façade was completed by Carlo Maderno. From 1587 Pope Sixtus V made the church the seat of the female Cistercian monastic community of St. Bernard. As the Cistercian community was expropriated after 1870, the church was assigned to American cardinals in 1937 and served as the national church of American Catholics until 2017. It has now returned to its original use as a Cistercian monastery.

The Church of Santa Teresa and San José is an eclectic church built between 1916 and 1928. When the convents burned down in 1931, it suffered serious damage. Finally, at the end of the Civil War, the building had to be completely restored following the fire that destroyed a large part of the church during the conflict. Today, the convent and the church belong to the order of the Barefoot Carmelites.

This temple of considerable size is located at the top of a staircase, in an elevated location, which makes it stand out compared to the rest of the town's houses. It has excellent work in dark basalt stonework, especially around the windows, the entrance door and the bell tower that is topped by a clock. On the facade of this temple, over the last window, you can read the inscription: S.S. ANNA 1869.

Initially dedicated to San Salvador, in 1595, the dedication changed to the current one of Saints Justa and Rufina, at the same time that they became patron saints of the town.

Santi Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso was built between 1612 and 1669 on a former 10th-century church. The church was originally designed by Onorio Longhi in a project inspired by the architecture of Milan Cathedral. Since 1906, the maintenance of the basilica has been entrusted to the priests of the Institute of Charity (Rosminians).