Founded in 1526, this monastery is the largest and most important on the island. The photo shows an old olive oil storage room. There is a museum here, too, with a particularly interesting display of old documents and manuscripts.
The church and monastery at Batalha represent an interesting hybrid of Gothic and Manueline architecture. It isan interesting destination and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This monastery is located just off the coastal road linking Nas and Karkinagri and is well worth a visit. It dates from the late 18th
This church is a central part of the monastery complex. The photo shows the left one of its three aisles.
This monastery is well worth visiting. It sits high in the hills near a reservoir and is a perfect destination for a mountain walk in
Gumbo was visiting a historic church/monastery complex in the University city of Coimbra, in which the first two kings of Portugal are buried.
DrFumblefinger visits the Tengboche Monastery in Khumbu region of Eastern Nepal. The monastery itself is interesting, and its views of the major Himalayan peaks is breath-taking.
Samantha and her husband really enjoyed their visit to Emperor Ludwig’s Ettal Monastery and Abbey in Bavaria, Germany. It is absolutely gorgeous.
DrFumblefinger visits an old Monastery — built in the 12th century in Spain, but purchased by William Randall Hearst, disassembled, crated and shipped to America where decades later it was reassembled in North Miami.
Alisa Mura shares some of the traditions and cultural gems you can find tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong.
Founded in 1526, this monastery is the largest and most important on the island. The photo shows an old olive oil storage room. There is a museum here, too, with a particularly interesting display of old documents and manuscripts.
The church and monastery at Batalha represent an interesting hybrid of Gothic and Manueline architecture. It isan interesting destination and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This monastery is located just off the coastal road linking Nas and Karkinagri and is well worth a visit. It
This church is a central part of the monastery complex. The photo shows the left one of its three aisles.
This monastery is well worth visiting. It sits high in the hills near a reservoir and is a perfect destination
Gumbo was visiting a historic church/monastery complex in the University city of Coimbra, in which the first two kings of Portugal are buried.
DrFumblefinger visits the Tengboche Monastery in Khumbu region of Eastern Nepal. The monastery itself is interesting, and its views of the major Himalayan peaks is breath-taking.
Samantha and her husband really enjoyed their visit to Emperor Ludwig’s Ettal Monastery and Abbey in Bavaria, Germany. It is absolutely gorgeous.
DrFumblefinger visits an old Monastery — built in the 12th century in Spain, but purchased by William Randall Hearst, disassembled, crated and shipped to America where decades later it was reassembled in North Miami.
Alisa Mura shares some of the traditions and cultural gems you can find tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong.
