Doorway Arch, Santa Maria da Vitoria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

View of the Hermitage of Santa Maria di Montevergine, Caltabellotta, Agrigento district, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Monastery of Santa María del Parral, Segovia, Castile and León, Spain

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guadalupe, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Santa Maria de Ripoll Benedictine Monastery, Ripoll, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guadalupe, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Statue of Nuno Alvares Pereira, Santa Maria da Vitoria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

View of the village from valley, the Real Monasterio de Santa Maria de Guadalupe prominent, Guadalupe, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guadalupe, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Santa Maria da Vitoria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Santa Maria da Vitoria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Monastery of Santa Maria de Alcobaca, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Centro, Portugal, Europe

Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Guadalupe, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Santa Maria da Vitoria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Unfinished chapels, Santa Maria da Vitoria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Monastery of Santa Maria de la Real, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

The ancient library Monastery of Santa Maria de la Real, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

Interior of Jeronimos Monastery (Hieronymites Monastery), Church of Santa Maria del Belem, with pillars, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro Santa Maria de Alcobaca Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Vasco da Gama tomb, Church of Santa Maria de Belem, Monastery of the Hieronymites (Mosteiro dos Jeronimos), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Tourists admire the late Gothic architecture of the Jeronimos Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro Santa Maria de Alcobaca Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Mosteiro da Santa Maria da Vitoria (Monastery of St. Mary of the Victory), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria, Portugal, Europe

The apse, Church of Santa Maria della Pieve, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Jeronimos Monastery with late Gothic architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by gardens, Santa Maria de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Cloister of King Dinis, Santa Maria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Central nave, Santa Maria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

The cloister of Santa Maria de Ripoll Benedictine Monastery, Ripoll, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Refectory, Santa Maria Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alcobaca, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Tomb of Vasco da Gama, Santa Maria Church, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Monastery of the Hieronymites), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

The cloister of Santa Maria de Ripoll Benedictine Monastery, Ripoll, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Santa Maria church, Jeronimos monastery, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

The facade of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Caceres area, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

Spain, Andaloucia, Cadiz Bay, Puerto De Santa Maria, Monastery Of Ns De La Victoria, The Portal

Tomb of Luis de Camoes in Church of Santa Maria, Lisbon, Extremadura, Portugal

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

Partial view, Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, Batalha Monastery, Batalha, Central Portugal, Portugal, Europe

Steeple of the Basilica Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy, Europe

Abbey, evening mood after thunderstorm, Abbazia Santa Maria di Vezzolano, Albugnano, province of Asti, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Cappella Santa Maria Maddalena e Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, also known as Capella Chaffaux, Bardonecchia, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Interior of the Gothic basilica of the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Jesus with cross on an altar, monastery church of Santa Maria, Jerome monastery Mosteiro dos Jerominos, Belem suburb, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Cappella Santa Maria Maddalena e Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, also known as Capella Chaffaux, Bardonecchia, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Church and monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Order of Cistercians, Alcobaça, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Marble window vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Cloister of the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Romanesque showcase facade, Abbey, Abbazia Santa Maria di Vezzolano, Albugnano, Province of Asti, Monferrato, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Garden of Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca, Alcobaca Monastery, Alcobaca, Oeste, Leiria District, Portugal, Europe

Former convent church Rocceletta, Santa Maria della Rocella, Parco Archeologico di Scolacium, Calabria, Italy, Europe

Church and monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Order of Cistercians, Alcobaça, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Church and monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Order of Cistercians, Alcobaça, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Marble window vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Vaulted ceiling, Santa Maria Church, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Hieronymites Monastery, Unesco World Heritage Site, Belem district, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Richly decorated columns in the cloister of the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Upper area of the two-storey cloister in the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

Woman with book on a tombstone in the cathedral Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Lisbon Cathedral, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Cloister at Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria, Batalha Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Leiria district, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Sanctuary of La Magdalena, Monastery of Santa Maria Magdalena, Novelda, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca, Alcobaca Monastery, Alcobaca, Oeste, Leiria District, Portugal, Europe

Altar, Santa Maria Church, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Hieronymites Monastery, Unesco World Heritage Site, Belem district, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Woman with book on a tombstone in the cathedral Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Lisbon Cathedral, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Tomb in the cathedral Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Lisbon Cathedral, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Church and monastery of Santa Maria in Alcobaça, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Order of Cistercians, Alcobaça, Estremadura, Portugal, Europe

Former convent church Rocceletta, Santa Maria della Rocella, Parco Archeologico di Scolacium, Calabria, Italy, Europe

Vaulted ceiling, stucco, colorful decorations, ornaments, church of the former Cistercian monastery Santa Maria de la Vall Digna, Simat de la Vall Digna, Simat, Vall Digna, Gandia, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

South portal, Romanesque church of Santa Maria la Real, village of Sasamon, province of Burgos, Camino de Santiago, Way of St. James, Castilla, Spain, Europe

Museo Telas Medieval, Museum of Medieval Textiles, Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas, monastery and church, Burgos, Castilla y Leon province, Spain, Europe

The unfinished chapels, Capelas Imperfeitas, in the Dominican monastery Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Batalha, Portugal, Europe

The fountain and water basin in the Claustro Real, the royal cloister. The monastery of Batalha, Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitoria, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. A tourist attraction north of Lisboa. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

The dormitory. The monastery of Alcobaca, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

The monastery of Alcobaca, Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaca, listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Europe, Southern Europe, Portugal

Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe

Church of Santa Maria di Propezzano, Notaresco, Abruzzo, Italy, Europe