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The Moen church is a long church built according to the drawings of Harald Aars. In 1952 the church was painted red on the outside, probably for the first time. The interior is marked by the restoration in 1964. At that time the walls were sanded down and the floors sanded down.

The Mogreina church is a long church dating back to 1912. The architect was Ole Stein, and the builder Karl Olsrud was responsible for the construction. The interior and a large part of the furnishings were modified in 1961 after the church was equipped with a new organ in 1958. The church has a tower at the main entrance to the south.

This early gothic church with fieldstone and brick masonry was first documented in 1264. The church was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century, when the nave was covered with a mansard roof. The wooden barrel vaulting installed at that time was renewed during a restoration in 1895 together with the northern sacristy. The altarpiece is a work from 1726 and shows a painting with Christ on the Mount of Olives.

The abbey was founded in the 7th century. Attached in 1047 to the Abbey of Cluny, it became the most important monastic centre in southwestern France as early as the 12th century.

The church of Moland is a wooden cruciform church, built in 1843. Before that, there were several other church buildings in Moland. The church was built by the builder Gunnar Tarjeisøn Klauvreid according to a drawing by H.D.F. Linstow and under the supervision of Anders Thorsen Syrtveit.

Consecrated in 1957, Molde Cathedral is a long church with a separate bell tower. It is built of concrete painted white to the designs of the architect Finn Bryn. The church is characterised by a combination of Gothic and modernist forms.

The Moldovita Monastery was founded by Petru Rares in 1532 and it was consacrated to the Annunciation celebration. Some of the exterior frescoes, like Jesse's Tree, the Assault of Constantinople and the Prayer Hymn of the Annunciation, have a distinct esthetic and Christian spiritual value among the exterior mural painting.

The Mole Antonelliana began construction in 1863 and was completed in 1889 by the architect ‎Alessandro Antonelli. It was originally intended as a synagogue, the building was never used as a place of worship and now houses the Museo Nazionale del Cinema (The National Museum of Cinema). It is believed to be the tallest museum in the world and is featured on the Italian 2 euro cent coin.

Molfetta Cathedral was built by the Jesuits in the 17th century and dedicated to their founder, Ignatius of Loyola. It was started in 1610 and was not completed until 1744 with the construction of the façade. With the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1767, the church remained abandoned for some time until 1785, when it was duly restored, enlarged and erected as a new cathedral. On this occasion, the relics of the city's patron saint, St. Conrad of Bavaria, were transferred to the new cathedral.

The Molla-Mustafa Jami Mosque is an active mosque dating from the 17th century. The roof dates from 1888 and was installed by members of the community attending the mosque.