monastery
Not far from Braga, on the mountain, there is one of the main holy places of Portugal - Bom Jesus ... read more...
Montserrat Monastery is usually the first place that is visited by tourists after Barcelona. They come here not only because ... read more...
Mtskheta is the closest town to Tbilisi and is usually one of the first places that is visited by ... read more...
The most significant medieval monastery in Georgia is located near Kutaisi. It was founded by the King David IV the ... read more...
The complex of monasteries "Meteora" is one of the most famous and beautiful places in Greece. Six monasteries are located on the rocks in a small area, it seems that they are hanging in the air. It's unique place which you should visit read more...
Bamberg is one of the few German cities that survived the war. In 1993, the historical center was listed as ... read more...
The monastery of San Salvador is located in a picturesque place on a hill 500 meters high. This is the most sacred place on the island and one of the places that we especially liked in Mallorca read more...
Quedlinburg is called the reserve of German Fachwerk (half-timbered architecture). There are more then 1,300 half-timbered houses in the town, and this is the largest number in Germany. The town was lucky to escape the bombing during the World War II . The oldest house in East Germany dates back to the first half of the 14th century read more...
A beautiful historic monastery and a nice place for a walk. Was founded in 1225, although the modern buildings date back to the XVII century. There are many flowers and cats on the territory and the monastery itself is located on the top of a cliff, in a picturesque place read more...
Ikalto Monastery is one of the oldest in Georgia and the oldest in Kakheti. Ikalto was founded by Zenon in ... read more...
Mount Pantokrator (917 meters) is the highest mountain in Corfu. There is a monastery on the summit founded in the first half of the 14th century. However, the existing buildings date back to the 17th century. The monastery is a unique architectural and artistic monument, an important part of the ecclesiastical and cultural history and heritage of the island read more...
Not far from Kamianets-Podilskyi is the area called Bakota. It's located on the territory of the Podilsky Tovtry National ... read more...
Denyshi is a small village near Zhytomyr with several interesting and beautiful places nearby. On the other side of the ... read more...
Pidkamin is a funny name for a village, which means "At the bottom of the stone". Here, on one of ... read more...
Alaverdi will be insteresting for many tourists because of its location. The fortress and monastery, built by the king of ... read more...
El Escorial is a monastery, palace and residence of the Spanish King Philip II. On August 10, 1557 the army ... read more...
Inkerman is famous because of its winery. We went there to explore the ruins of the fortress, built in 1427 ... read more...
In Korets you can explore three interesting objects: castle ruins, Holy Trinity Monastery and Church of St. Anthony.
Castle ... read more...
Benedictine monastery in Bavaria. Located in the very picturesque location on the Danube Bend read more...
The monastery was founded in 1137-1138, in the later Middle Ages it acquired considerable privileges and an important position. In the 18th century it was famous as a place of the German Rococo style. The first German savings bank was founded here read more...
Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru and the third most popular tourist destination after Cusco and Lima. It ... read more...
In the small town of Wienhausen there is an abbey (monastery) founded in 1230 by Agnes von Landsberg, daughter-in-law of Henry ... read more...
The first monastery was founded on this place in 1276, some of its parts are still preserved read more...
Nalanda Gedige is a unique ancient Sinhalese construction. The temple, standing on the ruins of the monastery, was built in ... read more...
Berdychiv is an ancient town in the Zhytomyr region where you can find dozens of architectural monuments. But we were ... read more...
We arrived at Letychiv to see several objects. The first is a 10-meter bronze monument to Ustym Karmalyuk, a well-known ... read more...
A former Augustinian monastery founded in the 12th century, later taken over by the Cistercian order. It was built in Romanesque and Gothic styles. Almost all the buildings are well preserved, including the cloister, refectory and garden. Like many other monasteries, it was closed in the 16th century during the Reformation read more...
Madaba is an ancient city in Jordan, 35 kilometers from Amman. One of its sights is a mosaic map of ... read more...
Capuchin Convent (Convento de Santa Cruz) is the least-visited object in Sintra due to its location. We came here before ... read more...
The former Cistercian monastery, founded in 1127, was once one of the richest and most influential monasteries in Northern Germany read more...
Poltava is well known in Ukraine, and after the games of the Vorskla football club in European Cups 2011 it became ... read more...
The former monastery complex, was founded by Bernardo Tolomei and inhabited from 1334. Present appearance the monastery received in the fifteenth century read more...
The St. Nicholas Monastery is one of the oldest in Cyprus, it is believed that it was founded in 327. At ... read more...
Buchach is an ancient town located on the banks of the Strypa river. The town is hilly, which allows you ... read more...
The Ostrog Monastery is a working Serbian Orthodox monastery in Montenegro, founded in the XVII century. The main temple is ... read more...
We visited Yazlivets to see the castle ruins and a monastery located nearby. The castle is located in a 15-minute ... read more...