Monasteries

1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.

Kloster Eberbach is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries, founded in 1136 and renowned for its austere Romanesque architecture and historic wine cellars.

This former monastery or convent is now, in part, a boutique hotel, but the church linked to it is intact.

A museum inside a Byzantine island monastery.

War-ravaged ruins of a Benedictine monastery founded in the early 12th century, later rebuilt into a fortress.

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

A remote area dotted with Buddhist temples and monasteries.

An underground museum of monks, bones, and medieval ruins.

A Buddhist nunnery perched high above Kathmandu Valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.

The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.

An early Christian basilica modeled after an Egyptian temple showcases some the best-preserved frescos from late antiquity.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

This Cistercian monastery was the first in the German-speaking world

Seek out ‘The Devil’s Court’ in this concert venue located in a former monastery run by an order of Teutonic knights.

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.

Set up in 1953, abandoned in 1978, and became a movie set in 2009.

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.