The most beautiful religious buildings Madrid

This immense baroque temple, located away from La Latina and therefore from the traditional tourist circuit, occupies, according to legend, the site of an ancient chapel built by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century. It stands out for its paintings by Goya or Zurbarán and for its monumental dome. It is the largest in Spain and the fourth largest in Europe, after those of St Peter's Basilica and the Pantheon in Rome, and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.

In the heart of Habsburg Madrid, the small Baroque church of San Miguel, built between 1739 and 1745, is one of the most emblematic in the country. In large part due to the originality of its convex façade in the shape of a Latin cross, unique in Madrid. It is indeed the only solution found by its architect, Santiago Bonavia (although the construction was completed by Virgilio Rabaglio), to adapt to the narrowness of the land on Calle San Justo.

The San Ginés church, dedicated to the French saint Saint Genès d'Arles, dates from the Middle Ages but the current building is the result of many works and renovations that followed major fires (1645 and 1824). Nevertheless, the chapel of Santísimo Cristo has preserved the most important treasure of San Ginés, with works by Alonso Cano, Lucas Jordane and el Greco (The Purification of the Temple). At the entrance to one of Madrid's oldest churches, a plaque reminds us that here Francisco de Quevedo was baptized and that Lope de Vega celebrated his wedding there.