Austria
6 Best Religious Sites in Austria
The temples, churches and sacred sites travelers rate highest across Austria, with what makes each worth the trip.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Austria. Refreshed monthly.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Religious site · ViennaFree entrySt. Stephen's Cathedral, known locally as Stephansdom, stands at the heart of Vienna's historic center, its striking multicolored roof and 136-meter south tower dominating the skyline.
Read our full guide →St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Religious site · ViennaSt. Stephen's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Vienna, Austria, and the mother church of the Archdiocese of Vienna.
Read our full guide →Karlskirche
Religious site · ViennaKarlskirche is one of Vienna's most striking Baroque churches, built in the early 18th century to commemorate the end of a plague.
Read our full guide →Votivkirche, Vienna
Religious site · ViennaThe Votivkirche is a neo-Gothic church on Vienna's Ringstraße, built as a votive offering after an 1853 assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph.
Read our full guide →St Peter's Catholic Church
Religious site · ViennaFree entrySt. Peter's Catholic Church (Peterskirche) is one of Vienna's most beautiful Baroque churches, located on Petersplatz just off the bustling Graben street.
Read our full guide →St. Johannes am Imberg
Religious site · SalzburgFree entrySt. Johannes am Imberg is a charming Roman Catholic church perched on the Kapuzinerberg hill in Salzburg.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the temples, churches and sacred sites in Austria?
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna is the most reviewed, with 136,041 traveler reviews and a 4.7 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Austria's temples, churches and sacred sites is worth going out of your way for?
St Peter's Catholic Church in Vienna rates highest at 4.5 out of 5 across 51 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Austria has the most temples, churches and sacred sites?
Vienna, with 5 on this list, ahead of Salzburg on 1. The list spans 2 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these temples, churches and sacred sites free to visit?
Yes, 3: St. Stephen's Cathedral, St Peter's Catholic Church, St. Johannes am Imberg. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of temples, churches and sacred sites ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 704 tracked places in Austria. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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