The Franciscan Monastery in Kadaň dates back to the 15th century and is today housing the Municipal Museum of Kadaň with an exposition of life in a monastery. Around ... read more
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden: The site, today property of the National Trust, is built around the ruins of a Cistercian abbey, transforming the wild a ... read more
Erasmus House is dedicated to the life and work of Erasmus, paintings, books, manuscripts and a philosophical garden. The Beguinage of Anderlecht was the smallest ... read more
Clairvaux Abbey dates back to the 12th century and is the former monastery of St Bernard, founder of the Cistercian Order, an austerely reformed branche from the ... read more
Circus, Villa & Mausoleum Massenzio is a very well preserved complex, which was built for Emperor Maxentius (276 – 312). The mausoleum, which was probably meant to ... read more
The Ceramics Museum in Caldas da Rainha, officially created in 1983, is dedicated to the ceramics tradition in the region. It is housed in the old Visconde de ... read more
Bom Jesus do Monte is a sanctuary garden, dating back to 1373. The building of the present Sanctuary started in 1722. In the 19th century, the grounds around the church ... read more
Belgrave Hall dates from early 18th century and was commissioned by Edmund Cradock a hosiery merchant. He died soon after its completion, and the house changed hands ... read more
The Stift Altenburg is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1144 by Countess Hildeburg of Poigen-Rebgau, and has a lot to offer today for visitors. The impressive Baroque ... read more
Fontfroide Abbey has a long history which dates back to the 11th century. It was rather neglected when it was bought in 1908 at auction by Artist and curator Gustave ... read more