Geneva, Switzerland
St Pierre Cathedral
The church where the reformer John Calvin preached. Under the floor you can walk through ruins that are 1,600 years old.
Biblical significance
Geneva adopted the Reformation in 1536 and Calvin preached here for most of the next 28 years, turning the city into what John Knox called the most perfect school of Christ since the apostles. The interior was stripped of images; his plain wooden chair remains in the north aisle. Beneath the nave, one of Europe's largest urban archaeological sites exposes fourth-century baptisteries and Allobrogian burials.
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Best time to go
Any season; the tower view is best on a clear day.
Visitor notes
Cathedral free, archaeological site and towers ticketed. The Reformation Wall is a ten-minute walk away.
Coordinates
46.2011, 6.1481
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