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
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, 13 ha, is one of the largest surviving monastic cities from the Middle Ages, and was founded in 1101 by Robert d'Arbrissel. read more
Abbey Saint-Georges de Boscherville, a former Benedictine Abbey, dates back to the 12th century. It has restored gardens according to plans and documents of archives ... 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
Arcabas Museum Chartreuse, housed in the church of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, is entirely decorated by the artist Arcabas, or Jean-Marie Pirot (1926 – 2018), ... read more
Augustinial Monastery Herrenchiemsee (Old Palace), today a museum and art gallery complex, is a former Augustine monastery, coverted by Ludwig II as a palace, where could ... read more
The Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio, located at the complex of the former Cloisters of Sant’Eustorgio, is the product of a number of restorations carried out throughout ... read more
Bishop's House Garden is part of the Old Bishops Palace, which was completed in 1860. In 1959 the new palace was built, whereas the Old Palace came to be used by ... read more
Bruxella 1238 are the remains of a Franciscan monastery, built in 1238, which played an important role in the city’s social and religious life. It contains the tomb ... read more
Buckland Abbey dates from 1278 as a Cistercian abbey and was afterwards the home of Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, whose collateral descendants lived there ... read more
Schloss Gloggnitz, a former Benedictine abbey dating back to 1094, was dissolved in 1803 and has changed hands several times thereafter. The first private owner was ... read more
Centraal Museum, founded in 1838 and located in the former medieval monastery at the Nicolaaskerkhof, features a wide-ranging collection of art works by, for a ... read more
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporano is since 1997 located in a former monastery and brick factory, the Cartuja Monastery. The Centre focuses in particular on the history ... read more
Certosa di Pontignano is a former Carthusian monastery, dating back to 1343, and now owned by the University of Sienna. It is used for stays, as conference location ... 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
The Czech Police Museum objectively documents and presents the history, development and operation of security forces in the former Czechoslovakia since its inception to ... read more
The Dante Museum is dedicated to the famous poet and politician Dante Alighieri (c. 1265 – 1321) and his life in Ravenna, where he spent his last years, being ... read more
Delapre Abbey dates back to the 12th century when it was a nunnery of the Cluniac order. After 1535 the Abbey became a country estate under the Tates and Bouveries ... read more
Drents Museum, established in 1854 and located on the site of a former nunnery dating back to 1259, is dedicated to Drenthe’s history, from prehistoric times to the ... read more
Drübeck Monastery dates back to 877 and is today a centre of spiritual and cultural inspiration, including concerts and exhibitions. read more
