Basilica of Santa Maria of Nazareth, Sestri Levante : Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 17, 16039 Sestri Levante GE, Italy

The Basilica of Santa Maria di Nazareth is a Catholic parish church located in the center of Sestri Levante, Liguria. Originally a 14th-century chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Loreto, it was rebuilt and consecrated in the 17th century and …

A beautiful neoclassical church on the outside, baroque on the inside, filled with remarkable paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries. The altarpiece is exquisite, but at the time of writing, the wooden Christ figure is on display in the diocesan cathedral for the 2025 jubilee.

This basilica is located in the center of Sestri, a short distance from the sea. After the neoclassical touch of the façade, the richly decorated interior is dominated by Baroque elements and houses some truly noteworthy paintings (one by Fiasella).