Truc Lam Tay Thien Monastery
Tam Đảo / Tây Thiên, Phú Thọ, Vietnam Buddhism
A large Trúc Lâm Zen monastery and pilgrimage destination in the Tây Thiên mountains.
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Truc Lam Zen Monastery, Da Lat
Tuyền Lâm Lake, Đà Lạt, Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam Buddhism
A major Trúc Lâm Zen monastery on the wooded shore of Tuyền Lâm Lake.
Tu Hieu Monastery
Thủy Xuân, Huế, Vietnam Buddhism
A forested Buddhist monastery notable for its monastic and Zen teaching associations.
Henryków Cistercian Abbey
Henryków, Dolnośląskie, Poland Christianity
Medieval abbey famous for the Book of Henryków, preserving an early Polish-language sentence.
Lubiąż Cistercian Abbey
Lubiąż, Wołów County (powiat wołowski), Dolnośląskie, Poland Christianity
Vast former Cistercian abbey ensemble and landmark of Silesian Baroque architecture.
Cistercian Abbey and Holy Cross Sanctuary in Mogiła
Mogiła, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
Medieval Cistercian abbey and shrine centred on a crucifix venerated by pilgrims.
Holy Cross Monastery on Łysa Góra
Święty Krzyż, Świętokrzyskie, Poland Christianity
Medieval pilgrimage monastery housing relics venerated as wood of the True Cross.
Supraśl Monastery of the Annunciation
Supraśl, Podlaskie, Poland Christianity
Historic Orthodox monastery in Podlasie with distinctive Gothic-Byzantine church architecture.
Jabłeczna Monastery of Saint Onuphrius
Jabłeczna, Lubelskie, Poland Christianity
Long-established Orthodox monastic pilgrimage centre near the River Bug.
Jasna Góra Monastery and Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa
Częstochowa, Śląskie, Poland Christianity
Poland’s foremost Marian pilgrimage shrine houses the revered Black Madonna icon.
Gampo Abbey
Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Buddhism
Internationally known Tibetan Buddhist monastic community on Cape Breton’s remote Atlantic coast.
Le Monastère des Augustines
Old Québec, Québec City, Quebec, Canada Christianity
Historic Augustinian convent and visitor heritage centre preserving the Québec sisters’ centuries-long tradition of care.