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

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

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

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

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

Old Town including Dominican church and monastery, and Assumption church bell tower dating from 1591-1629, seen from Castle Hill, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lviv, Ukraine, Europe

Old Town including Dominican church and monastery, Town Hall, and Assumption church bell tower dating from 1591-1629, seen from Castle Hill, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lviv, Ukraine, Europe

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

Book market, monument to Iwan Fyedorovich, Dominican church and monastery with Rocco Baroque and Classical features, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lviv, Ukraine, Europe

The 14th century tower of the Dominican monastery inside the old town of Dubrovnik, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Croatia, Europe

View over the Rhine River to the old town and St. Georgen monastery, Stein am Rhein, Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe

Prayer candles at Sri Maha Bodhi in the Mahavihara (The Great Monastery), Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Visitors make the climb to see Big Buddha, Po Lin Monastery, Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

The Tashi Chho Dzong Fortress, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

Saxon painted Church Monastery founded 1488, Orthodox Christian art, Voronets, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bukovina, Romania, Europe

Monasterio de San Francisco, with glow of volcanic ash in sky, Plaza de San Francisco, Old town, Quito, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Old Monastery of Agios Joannis, Preveli, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Dubrovnik City Tour on Stradun and the Franciscan Monastery in the background, Dubrovnik Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Tourists on Stradun and the Franciscan Monastery, Dubrovnik Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

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

Old church (Dormition of the Holy Virgin Mary), Sinaia Monastery, Wallachia, Romania, Europe

View over the Rhine River to the old town and St. Georgen monastery, Stein am Rhein, Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe

Stradun (main street) in Dubrovnik's old town and the Franciscan Church and Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Old man and prayer wheel, Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Rinpung Dzong Fortress Monastery courtyard, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Religion, ethiopia. Orthodox archbishop gregorius visiting tullo gudo island and monastery of debre zion, lake ziway. Reading ancient parchment bibles and manuscripts stored in church.

The Old Church (Biserica Veche) at the Sinaia Monastery in Prahova county in the Transylvania region of central Romania, Europe

Greece, Crete, Preveli, Ruins Of The Old Times Monastery

Russia priest, pechersky caves monastery, pskov district, founded on august 28th 1473 by saint jonah sheshnik

Mongolia woman and buddhist monks at gandan monastery, ulaan baatur. Main gate

Ethiopia old men at the abuna garmina monastery during the visit of the patriarch, abuna paulos

View of the old monastery of Vlacherne, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Mongolia old couple, man on cell phone, gandan buddhist monastery and temple, ulaan baatar

Croatia, Dalmatia, Dalmatian Coast, Fortified City Of Dubrovnik, The Franciscan Monastery Cloister In The Old City A

View of the old monastery of Vlacherne, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Tibet of gandeng monastery

Old abbey, Zinna Monastery, Zinna, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

View of the old monastery of Vlacherne, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

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

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Tsepak Lhakhang Monastery. Lhasa Tibet China. Outside of Ramoche Temple. The women make a procession around the temple to ask the god of longevity Cherisi chepal to have a good delivery, or old people to pray to him.

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

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

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

Exterior fresco, Church Of The Annunciation, Moldovita Monastery, Moldovita, Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Romania

Statue of San Domenico, St Dominic, on obelisk, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, Naples, Campania, Italy

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

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

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

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Master demonstrates Taichi movements, in front of his old house below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Temple, ash of incense stick, ash, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

Mummy of 126 year old monk Wuxia, in the Longevity Hall, Baisui Gong, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, 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

Master demonstrates Taichi movements, in front of his old house below the peak, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, Wudangshan, Mount Wudang, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China, Asia

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Abbaye de Senanque and lavender field under blue sky, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

duel and training between two Shaolin monks, Shaolin Monastery, known for Shaolin boxing, Taoist Buddhist mountain, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Kung Fu school in 1987 with simple equipment, Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia, 1987

72 year old grandma of family Tsemopa with granddaughter, Ney near convent Thagchockling, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Old going concern convent Rizong, founded in 1833, situated 3450m above sea level, 76 km west of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Timios Stavros Monastery, Omodos, Limassol District, Republic of Cyprus

Female cyclist riding along Danube river, Melk abbey in background, Danube Cycle Route Passau to Vienna, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

Kung Fu training at kindergarten age, at one of the many new Kung Fu schools in Dengfeng, school near Shaolin, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Evening in the old town of La-Charité-sur-Loire, Stone bridge over the Loire river, Church and former monastery Ste Croix Notre Dame, The Way of St. James, Chemins de Saint Jacques, Via Lemovicensis, La-Charité-sur-Loire, Dept. Nievre, Burgundy, France, Europe

Fresco inside of St. Johannis chapel of the Dominican monastery, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Abbot with peacock feather, Shi Neng Xiu of Santa Monastery, Wutai Shan, Buddhist holy Mountain, Shanxi province, China, Asia

lucky locks, seller, Tai Shan, Shandong province, Taishan, Mount Tai, World Heritage, UNESCO, China, Asia

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Fresco inside of St. Johannis chapel of the Dominican monastery, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

monk, abbot, prayer, Taihuai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

abbot of Shuxiang monastery, during birthday of Wenshu, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Evening in the old town of La-Charité-sur-Loire, Stone bridge over the Loire river, Church and former monastery Ste Croix Notre Dame, The Way of St. James, Chemins de Saint Jacques, Via Lemovicensis, La-Charité-sur-Loire, Dept. Nievre, Burgundy, France, Europe

Kung Fu student kick boxing training, Song Shan, Henan province, China, Asia

Abbot of Cui Yun Gong monastery plays Chinese chess, South peak, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia

View over Old Town with Hohensalzburg Fortress, largest, fully-preserved fortress in central Europe, Salzburg Cathedral, Franciscan Church, St. Peter's Archabbey and Collegiate Church, built by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Since 1996 historic centre of the city part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Library in the monastery of Waldsassen, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

View over the old town of Tallinn from Rohukohtu terrace. The towers of the city walls in the front, St. Michael's Monastery and St. Olaf's Church in the back, Tallinn, Estonia

Old goat skin book written in Geez, monastery Debre Damo, near Adigrat, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Statues of Buddha and Shakyamuni, Hanging Monastery, Heng Shan North, Shanxi province, China, Asia

View over the old town of Tallinn seen from Rohukohtu terrace. One of the tower of the city walls in the front, St. Michael's monastery and St. Olaf's Church in the back, Tallinn, Estonia

Gate at ruins of the monastery San Anton in the sunlight, Province of Burgos, Old Castile, Castile-Leon, Castilla y Leon, Northern Spain, Spain, Europe

Old monk reading holy scripts, Wannian monastery, Emei Shan, Sichuan province, China, Asia

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

Abbaye de Senanque and lavender field under blue sky, Vaucluse, Provence, France, Europe

Dubrovnik harbour at twilight, Dominican Monastery, Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

Door knocker at the entrance of the hanging monastery, Heng Shan North, Shanxi province, China, Asia