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An 11th-century Byzantine monastery in the pine woods of Mount Hymettus, 7 km from Athens: a dome on Roman columns, frescoes from 1682, and a sacred spring.
Jun 28, 2026
The monastery of São Vicente de Fora in Lisbon: azulejo cloisters, the Braganza pantheon and a panoramic terrace, almost always empty.
Jun 28, 2026
A few steps from Stephansplatz, a silent Baroque courtyard with a chapel and fountain, owned by Heiligenkreuz Abbey.
Jun 28, 2026
On the Pordenone plain, Sesto al Reghena is a Lombard monastic village: its thousand-year-old basilica holds frescoes and silence.
Jun 23, 2026
At the mouth of the Frasassi gorge, in the Marche, San Vittore alle Chiuse is one of the most intact Romanesque churches in Italy: worth a stop.
Jun 23, 2026
In a Ligurian bay reachable only on foot or by sea, the Abbey of San Fruttuoso, protected by the FAI, looks out over crystal-clear waters.
Jun 23, 2026
Among the hills of the Monferrato, the Abbey of Vezzolano guards one of the most beautiful Romanesque cloisters in Piedmont, a stone's throw from Turin.
Jun 23, 2026
Above Civate, after a climb through the woods, the Romanesque abbey of San Pietro al Monte rewards those who reach it with frescoes and quiet.
Jun 21, 2026