The Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine stands at the foot of Mount Horeb where, the Old Testament records, Moses received the Tablets of the Law. The mountain is known and revered by Muslims as Jebel ...

Tucked away along the edges of Tai Po, Tsz Shan Monastery is famously known for its stunning 76-metre-tall white Guan Yin statue. Offering city dwellers a moment of calm and serenity, the site boasts ...

Before you begin, you should know... To open the monastery doors, look through the holes in the patterned wood panel walls and swipe the lines. Once inside, you'll see four blacked out panels ...

The Monastery of Santa Maria d'Alcobaça, north of Lisbon, was founded in the 12th century by King Alfonso I. Its size, the purity of its architectural style, the beauty of the materials and the care ...