These two Byzantine monasteries in the Tumanian region from the period of prosperity during the Kiurikian dynasty (10th to 13th century) were important centres of learning. Sanahin was renown for its ...

Although geographically distant from each other, these three monasteries (the first is in Attica, near Athens, the second in Phocida near Delphi, and the third on an island in the Aegean Sea, near ...

Bhutan's enchanting monasteries, including Taktshang Monastery on a cliff in Paro Valley and Punakha Dzong at the confluence of rivers, offer serene escapes into Buddhist traditions and spiritual ...