{"id":24461,"date":"2016-12-16T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T17:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=24461"},"modified":"2016-12-16T12:18:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T17:18:14","slug":"colombias-santuario-de-las-lajas-named-the-most-beautiful-church-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2016\/12\/colombias-santuario-de-las-lajas-named-the-most-beautiful-church-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia&#8217;s Santuario de Las Lajas named the most beautiful church in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The spectacular Colombian church\u00a0<em>Santuario de Las Lajas\u00a0<\/em>is undoubtedly <strong>one of the most beautiful\u00a0places you can visit in Colombia<\/strong> and in recognition of the church&#8217;s remarkable architecture and stunning location <strong>it has been placed at No. 1 on a list of the world&#8217;s most beautiful churches by The Telegraph newspaper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The full list of over 20 beautiful churches (which you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/arts-and-culture\/The-worlds-most-beautiful-churches\/\" target=\"_blank\">read here<\/a>) <strong>features such iconic structures as the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg<\/strong>, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, and the Church of Saint George in Ethiopia. However, Las Lajas, spanning a canyon on the Guaitara River in southern Narino department, <strong>came out on top in the Telegraph&#8217;s ranking.\u00a0<\/strong>You can find out more about Las Lajas by reading our account of a visit to the spectacular church below:<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2015\/02\/a-visit-to-las-lajas-colombias-most-iconic-church\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A visit to Las Lajas: Colombia&#8217;s Most Iconic Church<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17542\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2015\/02\/colombia-ecuador-border-crossing-a-practical-guide\/las-lajas-colombia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17542\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Las-Lajas-Colombia.jpg\" alt=\"Las Lajas Colombia\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Las-Lajas-Colombia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Las-Lajas-Colombia-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las Lajas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 has been an excellent year for tourism in Colombia<\/strong>, with more international visitors than ever to the country. <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2016\/10\/lonely-planet-names-colombia-2nd-best-country-to-visit-in-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colombia was also named by Lonely Planet as the second best country to visit in 2017<\/a>. 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