David Gareja, a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Vlacherna Monastery, Kanoni, Corfu, The Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Elevated view to Vlacherna Monastery and the Church of Pantokrator on Mouse Island, Kanoni, Corfu, The Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

View towards the Monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

View towards the Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

View towards the Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Medieval frescos on wall, David Gareja Monastery complex, Sagarejo Municipality, Kakhetia, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

View towards the Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapafsas (Anapausas), Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

David Gareja, a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Vlacherna Monastery, Kanoni, Corfu, The Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

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

View towards the Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Rousanou, elevated view, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, 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

Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Monastery of the Temptation, Jericho, West Bank, Israel

Abadia de Montserrat Monastery, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Ostrog Monastery, Tramontana, Montenegro, Europe

David Gareja, a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in the Kakheti region, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

View towards the Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

David Gareja Monastery complex, Sagarejo Municipality, Kakhetia, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Garphu Monastery, Garphu, Kingdom of Mustang, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Panagia Spiliani, Blessed Virgin Mary of the Cave Monastery, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Thimpu dzong (monastery) buildings, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Cross made of stone at church built on in the rock in Vanis Kvabebi Monastery near Vardzia, Aspindza, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Cross made of stone at church built on in the rock in Vanis Kvabebi Monastery near Vardzia, Aspindza, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

David Gareja Monastery complex, Sagarejo Municipality, Kakhetia, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Al Deir (the Monastery) at sunset, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Vlacherna Monastery, Kanoni, Corfu, The Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Garphu Monastery, Garphu, Kingdom of Mustang, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

David Gareji Monastery, Udabno, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Garphu Monastery, Garphu, Kingdom of Mustang, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

David Gareji Monastery, Udabno, Georgia, Central Asia, Asia

Buddhist caves, living quarters of the monks, in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Ad Dayr (El Deir), rock cut Nabatean building known as the Monastery, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Holy monastery of Aghia Triada (Holy Trinity), Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece, Europe

Buddhist stupa carved out of rock at Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's throne) an early burial mound that contained relics of the Buddha, part of a stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, near Haibak,Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Buddhist stupa carved out of rock at Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's throne) an early burial mound that contained relics of the Buddha, part of a stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD, near Haibak,Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

A rock carving depicts the Golden Calf of the Old Testament under Mount Sinai, at St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Corridor off which are monks' living quarters, Cave 2 of Buddhist caves in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Rock paintings, Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Rock Monastery, Rusenski Lom National Park, Bulgaria, Europe

Rossanou monastery, Meteora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece, Europe

Bhuta

Snow on Buddha statue

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

Holy Monastery of Roussanou, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

boulder on peak Zhu Rong Feng, Heng Shan south, Hunan province, Hengshan, Mount Heng, China, Asia

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

Hanging monastery on a rock face, Heng Shan North, Shanxi province, China, Asia

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

Priest looking over scarp at monastery Debre Damo, near Adigrat, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Hanging monastery on a rock face, Heng Shan North, Shanxi province, China, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hanging monastery on a rock face, Heng Shan North, Shanxi province, China, Asia

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

View to the Eichfelsen rocks above the Danube river, near Beuron monastery, Upper Danube nature park, Danube river, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

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

Dionysiu Monastery, Greek Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos (autonomous monastic state), Chalkidiki Peninsula, Greece

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

The Monastery, Al Deir, Petra, Jordan, southwest Asia

The Monastery, Al Deir, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Tiger's Nest Monastery in the cliffside of Paro valley, Taktshang Goemba, near Paro, the Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

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

Tiger's Nest Monastery in the cliffside of Paro valley, Taktshang Goemba, near Paro, the Himalayas, Kingdom of Bhutan

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

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

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

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

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

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

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

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

Taktsang Monastery, 3120m, also known as Tiger's Nest, Paro, Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan, South 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

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

The Monastery, Al Deir, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

The Monastery, Ad Deir, Petra, Jordan, Asia

Greek orthodox convent of our Lady of Saidnaya, Sednaya, Syria

Sanctuary of Sant Salvador

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

Historic Armenian cross-stone, khachkar, at Geghard monastery near Garni, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kotayk region, Armenia, Asia

Taktsang Monastery, 3120m, also known as Tiger's Nest, Paro, Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan, South Asia

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

St. Johann Benedictine Monstary, World Cultural Heritage, in Muestair, Val Muestair, Muenstertal, in Engadin, Graubuenden, Switzerland, Europe

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

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

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient

Facade of the procession monastery Ed-Deir in the Nabataean city of Petra, World Heritage Site near Wadi Musa, Jordan, Middle East, Orient