Early autumn at the Strid near Bolton Abbey, Wharfedale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rock of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Posforth Gill Waterfall, Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel bay and Abbey, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Manche department, Normandy region, France, Europe

The ruins of Hore Abbey, near the ruins of the Rock of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Zen Buddhist monk practising Zazen (meditation) in Orval Trappist Abbey's Zen garden, Belgium, Europe

Abbey Gardens, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Europe

Rock of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Munster, Eire (Ireland), Europe

Rock of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Munster, Eire (Ireland), Europe

Rock of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Munster, Eire (Ireland), Europe

An ancient preserved grave slab in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Ancient preserved grave slabs in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

An ancient preserved grave slab in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Ancient preserved grave slabs in Iona Abbey on Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

The Isle of iona of Mull, Scotland, UK.

The Augustinian medieval nunnery on the Isle of iona, it is the oldest preserved nunnery in the British Isles, constructed around 1203.

The Augustinian medieval nunnery on the Isle of iona, it is the oldest preserved nunnery in the British Isles, constructed around 1203.

The Augustinian medieval nunnery on the Isle of iona, it is the oldest preserved nunnery in the British Isles, constructed around 1203.

Montserrat is a mountain near Barcelona, in Catalonia. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m). It is well known as the site of the Benedictine abbey, Santa Maria de Montserrat, which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat sanctuary. Montserrat literally means "saw (serrated, like the common handsaw) mountain" in Catalan. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of rock formations which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly pink conglomerate, a form of sedimentary rock. Montserrat was designated as a National Park in 1987. On this mountain we will have access to the Monastery of Montserrat which houses the virgin that gives its name to the monastery, although it is also known as La Moreneta

View over illuminated roof deck of restaurant Hotel Stein to old town with Salzburg Cathedral, St. Peter's Archabbey, Franciscan Church, City Hall Tower and Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, in the evening, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Monastery, Monasterio de San Juan de la Pena, rock formation, Sierra de San Juan de la Pena, mountains, Pyrenees, pirineos, near Jaca, Camino Aragones, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

View of Beuron Archabbey, a major house of the Benedictine Order, Upper Danube Valley, Swabian Alp, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

View from Panagia Theotokou monastery over the rocky cliffs of Paleokastritsa Bay, Corfu island, Ionian islands, Greece

Monastery, Monasterio de San Juan de la Pena, rock formation, Sierra de San Juan de la Pena, mountains, Pyrenees, pirineos, near Jaca, Camino Aragones, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

View to the Danube sinuosity at Weltenburg monastery, Danube river, Bavaria, Germany

Branzoll castle and Saeben Abbey, Klausen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Suedtirol, Italy

Wall set in rock, former monastery, cloister from the 9th century, San Juan de la Pena, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

Monastry de San Juan de la Pena, rock formation, Sierra de San Juan de la Pena, mountains, Pyrenees, pirineos, near Jaca, Camino Aragones, Camino Frances, Way of St. James, Camino de Santiago, pilgrims way, UNESCO World Heritage, European Cultural Route, province of Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Wall set in rock, former monastery, cloister from the 9th century, San Juan de la Pena, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

Wall set in rock, former monastery, cloister from the 9th century, San Juan de la Pena, Huesca, Aragon, Spain

Branzoll castle and Saeben Abbey, Klausen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

Monastery, Chossowiotissa, Amorgos, Cyclades, South Aegean, Greece

Pointe de St Mathieu, Finistere, Bretagne, France, Europe

The abbey on top of the rocky island Mont-Saint-Michel seen from the south at sunset, Basse-Normandie, France, Europe

Buddhist tiger nest monastery Taktshang on steep rock face, Tiger's Nest, Paro District, Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

The second level stairs and entrance to the former fortress and monastery of Sigiriya rock, guarded by a pair of lion feet in Sri Lanka

Rolling stone as a fortified Tor tor of a Byzantine monastery in the ancient village of Faysaliyah, known as Kufer Abu Badd, Mount Nebo (Jabal Nībū), Saint Mountain of Moses, Abǎrim Mountains, Jordan, Asia

Rolling stone as a fortified Tor tor of a Byzantine monastery in the ancient village of Faysaliyah, known as Kufer Abu Badd, Mount Nebo (Jabal Nībū), Saint Mountain of Moses, Abǎrim Mountains, Jordan, Asia

Panagia Chozoviotissa is an Orthodox rock monastery on the Greek Cycladic island of Amorgos, said to have been founded in the early 9th century, in the Byzantine era, by monks from Palestine. It is the second oldest monastery in Greece, Amorgos, Greece, Europe

Buddhist tiger nest monastery Taktshang on steep rock face, Tiger's Nest, Paro District, Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

Aerial view, Bulgarian Orthodox cave monastery, rock monastery, Bassarbowski monastery, Basarbowski, Bassarbowo, Basarbowo, Russe, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

The Monastery, Ad Deir, Petra, Jordan, Asia

Agia Triada Monastery at sunrise, Meteora monastery, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Aerial, Agia Triada Monastery at sunrise, Meteora monastery, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Interior of Orthodox cave church of St John the Hermit in abandoned Katholiko monastery in Avlaki gorge of Akrotiri peninsula, Chania, Crete, Greece. Shot through open window. Selective focus

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

Aerial view, Bulgarian Orthodox cave monastery, rock monastery, Bassarbowski monastery, Basarbowski, Bassarbowo, Basarbowo, Russe, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Ruins of abandoned Orthodox Katholiko monastery near Gouverneto moni in Avlaki gorge, Akrotiri peninsula, Chania, Crete, Greece. Ruins of entrance gate to the area. Upshot against sun. Spring daytime

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

Benedictine Abbey Ettal in front of the Estergebirge range, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

Aerial view, Bulgarian Orthodox cave monastery, rock monastery, Bassarbowski monastery, Basarbowski, Bassarbowo, Basarbowo, Russe, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

High bridge, Georgenberg rock monastery and pilgrimage church, St. Georgenberg, Wolfsklamm, Stans bei Schwaz, Inntal, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel, Benedictine abbey, Normandy, France, Europe

Panagia Chozoviotissa is an Orthodox rock monastery on the Greek Cycladic island of Amorgos, said to have been founded in the early 9th century, in the Byzantine era, by monks from Palestine. It is the second oldest monastery in Greece, Amorgos, Greece, Europe

Weltenburg Abbey, the Danube Gorge between Kelheim and Weltenburg, rocks, Danube River, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Aerial, Varlaam monastery at morning light, Meteora monastery, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Anapavsas Monastery at evening light, Meteora monastery, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Hore Abbey, Rock of Cashel, Tipperary, Republic of Ireland

Mont-Saint-Michel, Benedictine abbey, Normandy, France, Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel, Benedictine abbey, Normandy, France, Europe

Ancient Byzantine Monastery of the Egg on a Rock Face, Iera Moni Agiou Dimitriou Augou, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Mont-Saint-Michel, Benedictine abbey, Normandy, France, Europe

Castle and St. Servatii abbey church, castle hill, Quedlinburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Sheela Na Gig, White Island, Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Rock Of Cashel, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

Devenish Monastic Site, Devenish Island, Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Rock Of Cashel, Hore Abbey, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland

View of river Danube and Monastery world castle, Europe