Experts' Choice Award Basilica of the Holy Blood
6 expert reviews
“These people claim to have a vial of Christ's blood that was given to them during or after the crusades.”
– Afar Magazine
Frommer's "The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a double-decker church housing a 12th-century Romanesque chapel and a Gothic upper floor; it is well worth a visit for the mind-boggling richness of its decor and the ecclesiastical treasures found in the accompanying museum." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report11.0
"This 12th-century Romanesque basilica contains what is believed to be a cloth stained with the blood of Jesus Christ brought back from the Holy Land in the 1100s." Full review
Fodor's "The Basilica of the Holy Blood manages to include both the austere and the ornate under one roof—not to mention one of Europe's most precious relics" Full review
Frommer's "Now the Basilica becomes a green-and-yellow fairyland of emeralds and gilt, of rich paneling, paintings, striped ornaments of every sort, a dazzling display of both Gothic and Renaissance elements" Full review
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