Soar over the Alcobaça Monastery in Alcobaça, Portugal, a masterpiece of Cistercian Gothic architecture and the first Gothic building ever constructed in the country. The drone captures the immense, ...

Greek monasteries are an important element of Greek Orthodox Christian heritage and have a long history. These monasteries have played a significant role in preserving religious, cultural, and ...

More often than not, what the eye becomes accustomed to, it no longer sees. This is also true for our diverse architecture – ...

Eat your fill of tapas at Bodegas Castañeda, a local institution going back nearly a century. Plan your visit for spring or ...

Archaeologists uncover a massive 5th-century Christian monastery in Egypt, revealing monks’ daily life, Coptic art, and a forgotten religious hub buried for centuries.

A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter ...

Like many monasteries in Lebanon, the Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul, Karm El Tin has played a fundamental role in ...

Generations of monks once lived in this monastic complex, and by the fifth century, it was also a hub of Coptic art and ...

The Poor Clares are up against a powerful opponent with City Hall’s ear, the director of the Arnold Arboretum. The Poor Clares, a group of cloistered nuns who lived for decades in quiet corner of ...

New Delhi, Mar 5(UNI) Delhi Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a foot over bridge (FOB) to be constructed near Ladakh Budh Vihar on Outer Ring Road, Kashmere ...

Pechory Town in the Pskov region is home to the famous Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery, one of Russia’s most significant and historic Orthodox monasteries. Surrounded by fortified walls and lush green ...

Armenia, located in the highlands of West Asia, has just become easier to visit for Europeans. The country of windswept peaks, medieval stone monasteries and a capital city of monumental architecture ...