Church of the Visitation, Pazaislis Monastery, Kaunas, Lithuania, Europe

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Cave monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Visovac Monastery on Visovac Island, Krka National Park, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Visovac Monastery, Croatia, Europe

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Cave monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

View of Agios Spiridon Beach from Monastery of Paleokastritsa in Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Ionian Sea, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Lindisfarne Priory, early Christian site, and village, elevated view, Holy Island, Northumberland Coast, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Al Deir (Monastery) monument at sunset, carved into the mountain side and framed by a cave, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Monastery Mafra, (Mafra National Palace), Mafra, Portugal, Europe

Bell Tower of Annunciation Church, Nikitsky Monastery, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Golden Ring, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Greyfriars Tower, early spring in Tower gardens, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Monastery of San Martin Pinario, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Cloisters, Benedictine Monastery, Cathedral, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

St. Stephans Nunnery, formerly a monastery, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Durpin Gompa (Zong Dog Pairi Fo-Brang Gompa), Kalimpong's largest monastery, Durpin Hill, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, Asia

Golden pagodas at the Nyaung Oak monastery in Indein, the largest and oldest monastery on Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Monastery and church of Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Entrance, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Cave monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Cave monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Church, Kornos, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Courtyard, dormitories and Church of the Nativity, Rila Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, nestled in the Rila Mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Convento de Cristi (Convent of Christ) Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomar, Santarem District, Portugal, Europe

Nikitsky Cathedral, Nikitsky Monastery, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Golden Ring, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, Europe

Monastery of San Martin Pinario, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Cloisters, Benedictine Monastery, Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

St. Michael's Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

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

Convento de Santa Teresa, Avila, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Puente de San Martin Bridge and San Juan des los Reyes Monastery reflected in the Tajo River, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Monastery Agia Varvara, Skopelos, Sporades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Entrance, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Cave monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Al Deir (Monastery) facade at sunset with some people on top of it, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Cloister of Saint Francis Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador, South America

Wall murals in the Bachkovo Monastery, Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria, Europe

Old town from the city walls, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Ganden Palace, Drepung Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

St. Michael's Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Convento Santo Ecce Homo, previously a monastery now a historic site, near Villa de Leyva, Colombia, South America

St. Stanislaus Church and the Pauline Monastery in Skalka, Krakow, Poland, Europe

A view from Plaza Major towards the bell tower of the Convent of San Francisco, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

St. Michael's Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

View over Sasso Barisano to Monasterio di Sant'Agostino monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Matera, Basilicata, Puglia, Italy, Europe

Ganden Monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

Monastery and church of Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

St. Michael's Monastery, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Monastery and church of Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Tharpa Choling Gompa, Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, Asia

Sera monastery, outside Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

San Simeon (Qalat Seman) (monastery of St. Simeon), north of Aleppo, Syria, Middle East

Manueline ornamentation in the cloisters of Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Monastery of the Hieronymites), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Sculpture, Courtyard of the two-storied cloister, Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Monastery of the Hieronymites), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Manueline ornamentation in the cloisters of Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Monastery of the Hieronymites), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Monks and prayer wheels, Tashi Chho Dzong Fortress, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel, Monte Sant'Angelo, UNESCO, Foggia, Apulia, Italy

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

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

Tibetan Buddhist monks studying Buddhist scripture in Drepung Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Tibetan Buddhist monks studying Buddhist scripture in Drepung Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

The debating Tibetan Buddhist monks of Sera monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

The debating Tibetan Buddhist monks of Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Tibetan woman of Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Rabelos boat on Douro River, Serra do Pilar Monastery, Ponte Dom Luis I Bridge, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Porto (Oporto), Portugal, Europe

A nun sweeps the grounds of the Stavropoleos Monastery Church (Biserica Manastirea Stavropoleos) early in the morning, Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Tourists, frescoes, St. Sergius Church, Holy Trinity Saint Sergius Lavra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sergiev Posad, Russia, Europe

The Monastery of St. John the Theologian, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Easter in Patmos, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Inner Courtyard, Monastery of St. John the Theologian, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Hilltop Convent of Christ (Convento de Cristo), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tomar, Ribatejo, Portugal, Europe

Street scene at Plaza Mayor and the heart of Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Street scene at Plaza Mayor with St. Francis Church in the background, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Street scene featuring San Francisco de Asis in Trinidad, Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

The cloister of Convento de San Esteban in Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Hotel Dann Monasterio, former Saint Francis Monastery, Popayan, Cauca Department, Colombia, South America

The Main Church, Monastery of St. John the Theologian, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Manueline ornamentation in the cloisters of Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Monastery of the Hieronymites), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

The Tashi Chho Dzong Fortress, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Three Buddhist monks at Onhmin Thonze monastery, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Former monastery in Durnstein, Wachau, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Austria, Europe

The Monastery of San Francisco, Ecuador's oldest church, founded in 1534, Quito, Ecuador, South America

Barsana Monastery, one of the Wooden Churches of Maramures, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barsana, Romania, Europe

Rinpung Dzong Fortress Monastery courtyard, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Aerial view of Samye monastery, Tibet, China, Asia

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

Altarpiece inside Church of San Pelayo de Sabugueria, built in 1840. French Way, Way of St. James. Sabugueria, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Fresco on outside wall, Sucevita Monastery, Sucevita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Fontana Pretoria statues and Santa Caterina Church, Piazza Pretoria, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Wall painting inside the Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Holy Monastery of Roussanou, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

View of temples from Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, Sagaing Hill, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Wall at Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery, also known as Shwe Yaunghwe Monastery, Nyaung Shwe, Shan State, Myanmar, (Burma)

Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Buddha statues inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Buddha statue inside U Min Thonze Pagoda, Sagaing, near Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Part of Last Judgement fresco on wall, Voronet Monastery, near Gura Humorului, Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece