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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visovac Monastery, Croatia, Europe

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

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

Buddhist monks of the Punakha Fortress Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

The wall of Palacio de la Cava, San Juan de los Reyes Monastery, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Puente de San Martin Bridge, San Juan des los Reyes Monastery, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 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

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

Church, Kornos, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sera monastery, outside Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Tashi Chho Dzong Fortress, Thimpu, Bhutan, Asia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Holy Monastery of Roussanou, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

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

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Shrine in the courtyard of the Holy Monastery of Saint Stephen, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

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

Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

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

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Holy Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand

View of Isola San Giulio from the port of Orta San Giulio, Piazza Motta, Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta is a northern Italian lake in the northern Italian, Lago d'Orta, or Cusio, region of Piedmont, Italy, Europe

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

Monastery Certosa di Pavia (“Gratiarum Chartusiae”), Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Motorboat in front of island, view of Isola San Giulio from the port of Orta San Giulio, Lake Orta is a northern Italian lake in the northern Italian, Lago d'Orta, or Cusio, region of Piedmont, Italy, Europe

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

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

Highland cattle, Iona Abbey in background, Iona, Isle of Mull, Scotland UK

Monastery Certosa di Pavia (“Gratiarum Chartusiae”), Province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

small cloister with a garden in the middle, Certosa di Pavia monastery (“Gratiarum Chartusiae”), Pavia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

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

Cloister in the Blaubeuren monastery, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Michelfeld monastery, monastery church of St, John the Evangelist, interior, ceiling fresco Resurrection of Jesus by Cosmas Damian Asam

magnificent wood carvings in the choir stalls, chapter house in the monastery Obermarchtal, municipality near Ehingen, Alb-Donau district, Baden-Württemberg, Danube, Germany

A Bhuddist monk at Punaka Temple in Bhutan.

Mont St-Michel in the evening light, Dept, Manche, France, Europe

Melk Abbey, Abbey park with garden pavilion