Poblet Monastery
A large 12th-century Cistercian abbey, considered an artistic masterpiece with a blend of architectural styles.
Rila Monastery
A monastery complex from the Bulgarian Renaissance, important to the spiritual and social life of Bulgaria.
Abbey of St. Gall
An 8th-century monastery with a beautiful Baroque cathedral and an ancient library.
Monastery of Alcobaça
A masterpiece of Gothic Cistercian art and architecture.
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
An intact and complete medieval monastery that demonstrates the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture.
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Two striking buildings from Portugal’s “Golden Age” of global exploration and seafaring.
Meteora
Perched on high rocks, these monasteries served as places of retreat and prayer for monastic communities.
Historic Centre of Oporto
A beautiful urban landscape with diverse historical architecture in a range of styles.
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
A fortified monastery used by Ivan the Terrible in his efforts to defeat the Muslim Khanate of Kazan.
Sceilg Mhichíl
An early monastic settlement over 1000 years old, situated on an isolated rock island in the Atlantic Ocean.