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The current church of Santa Maria Nascente was rebuilt between 1829 and 1837 in the place of the old medieval cathedral. The bell tower dates from 1896 and the two statues of the Virgin and the patron saint Genesio on the façade were placed in 1899. In 2010, a small fire destroyed a modern altar and blackened furniture.

Santa Marina was founded by King Ferdinand III in the late 13th century. It combines features from Romanesque style and Gothic-Mudejar.

At the beginning of the century, St. Benedict, who was from a good family and trained in Rome, retired near an ancient Roman villa in a cave in Subiaco. Over the years, there are no less than 13 monastic communities around Subiaco, including the one that later took the name of Saint Scholastica. The territorial abbey of Subiaco, or Abbey of Santa Scholastica, was formed in the 11th century from dismembered territories of the diocese of Tivoli. In the 9th century, the monastery of Saint Scholastica was devastated twice by the Saracens, in 828-829 and 876-877. After its reconstruction and enlargement, the Abbey of Sainte-Scholastique had its hours of glory in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Santa Tecla de Cervera de la Cañada is a Mudejar Gothic style church built between the 14th and 17th centuries. It is a clear example of a fortified church that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its Mudéjar architecture typical of Aragon.

The current Gothic Cathedral of Santander was built in Gothic style from the early 12th to the 14th century on the site of a former monastery. The church has two floors: the lower cathedral and the upper cathedral. Inside, it has numerous minor chapels distributed along the two naves. Next to the cathedral is a Gothic cloister, which was the last to be built, towards the end of the 14th century.

Santarém Cathedral is a 17th century Jesuit church that was built on the site of the Royal Palace of Alcáçova Nova, which had been abandoned since the time of King John II (1481-1495). Later, with the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal (1759), by order of the Marquis of Pombal, the building became the seat of the Patriarchal Seminary after a donation from Mary I of Portugal (1777-1816), and remained so until the 20th century. When the Diocese of Santarém was created in 1975, the church was raised to the rank of cathedral.

The church of Santi Luca e Martina was founded in the 7th century, probably by Honorius I, who is also credited with the foundation of the neighbouring church of Saint Hadrian. The church was restored by Pope Alexander IV in 1256, and the patronage of Saint Luke (patron saint of painters) was added to the church by Sixtus V in 1588.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela was and remains the objective of one of the largest and most important pilgrimage routes in Europe, dedicated to the Apostle Santiago. A building was first built on the supposed tomb of the apostle at the beginning of the 9th century. However, construction of the present Romanesque church began in 1075 and was completed around 1130. This building was then equipped with a baroque facade in the 18th century. Compostela Cathedral was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1985 as part of the Old Town of Santiago de Compostela.

Work on this cathedral began in 1158 and was not completed in its current form until the 16th century. It contains several important works of art from the Hispano - Flemish style, as well as unique metalworks.

The convent of San Domingos is a convent of the Dominican Order built in the 13th century. It was destroyed by the English in 1589 and finally rebuilt in the 17th century in a Baroque style.