Pilgrimage Sites in Ivory Coast

Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, holds the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace — Basilique Notre-Dame de la Paix — the Guinness-recorded largest church in the world by built area, a 30,000-square-metre complex rising from coconut plantations on the city's outskirts. President Félix Houphouët-Boigny commissioned it in his birthplace, and Pope John Paul II consecrated it on 10 September 1990. Read the full Yamoussoukro guide.