Baroque church · Old Town
Church of St Ignatius
Baroque Jesuit church at the top of the Jesuit stairs
Photo: Lasta, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
About
The Church of St Ignatius is the Jesuit church on Poljana Rudera Boskovica, reached by the wide baroque staircase that is often compared to the Spanish Steps in Rome. Inside it has colourful painted ceilings and a lot of decoration.
Visitors on Tripadvisor call it their favourite church in the Old Town and praise the interior. Travel writers describe the square and stairs in front as one of the most photographed corners of the city.
Where it is
Getting here
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Nearest stops to Church of St Ignatius
Pile 1
- 2A towards Kliševska
- 9 towards Pile 1
- 3 towards Pile 1
- 1B towards Nova Mokošica
- 2A towards Pile 1
- 1A towards Pile 1
- 1A towards Okretište Stara Mokošica
- 1B towards Pile
- 3 towards Nuncijata 1
- 9 towards Gospino polje
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Best views nearby
Ploče Gate
A viewpoint on Trg oružja, Old Town
More sights & museums close by
Dubrovnik Cathedral
The Baroque cathedral of the Assumption
Rector's Palace (Knežev dvor)
The seat of the Republic of Ragusa's government
