Chile
6 Best Religious Sites in Chile
Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill leads, and the rest of Chile's best temples, churches and sacred sites follow, ranked by real visits.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Chile. Refreshed monthly.
Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill
Religious site · SantiagoThe Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception sits atop San Cristóbal Hill, 863 meters above sea level, and is a major Catholic landmark in Santiago.
Read our full guide →Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
Religious site · SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Chile and the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago.
Read our full guide →Iglesia de San Vicente Ferrer Los Dominicos
Religious site · SantiagoFree entryIglesia de San Vicente Ferrer Los Dominicos is a historic Catholic church located in the upscale Las Condes district of Santiago, Chile.
Read our full guide →Iglesia de la Vera Cruz
Religious site · SantiagoFree entryIglesia de la Vera Cruz is a Catholic church located on José Victorino Lastarria street in the heart of Santiago's bohemian Lastarria neighborhood.
Read our full guide →Iglesia San Ignacio de Loyola
Religious site · SantiagoFree entryIglesia San Ignacio de Loyola is a beautiful Catholic church located on Padre Alonso de Ovalle street in downtown Santiago, Chile.
Read our full guide →Catedral de Los Angeles
Religious site · Los AngelesFree entryThe Catedral de Los Angeles, officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, stands on the eastern side of the Plaza de Armas in downtown Los Angeles, Chile.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the temples, churches and sacred sites in Chile?
Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago is the most reviewed, with 18,720 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Chile's temples, churches and sacred sites is worth going out of your way for?
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago rates highest at 4.4 out of 5 across 10,398 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Chile has the most temples, churches and sacred sites?
Santiago, with 5 on this list, ahead of Los Angeles 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, 4: Iglesia de San Vicente Ferrer Los Dominicos, Iglesia de la Vera Cruz, Iglesia San Ignacio de Loyola and others. 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 287 tracked places in Chile. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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