From the Buddhist traditions of Asia to the Christian traditions of Europe and the Near East, these ten isolated monasteries are among the world’s most gravity-defying spiritual sites.

Cradled among the towering peaks and whispering winds of the Himalayas lie sanctuaries of serenity—Buddhist monasteries that ...

The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea.

Carved right into the rock, up on a cliffside or overlooking the valley from atop a rocky promontory... In the Balkans, from ...

In northeast Scotland, six miles southwest of Elgin in Moray, stands Pluscarden Abbey, the northernmost Benedictine abbey in the world ... the only medieval British monastery still being used ...

The Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — or Simon’s Rock — transcends country-based branches of the Christian faith, embracing monks from across the world, including ...

The monasteries of Saint George and Saint Pisentius ... but also a sense of peace and tranquility in a bustling world. Naqada boasts a history that stretches back to ancient Egypt, with its ...

The story of a Greek Orthodox monk, Elder Ephraim, who established 19 monasteries in North America is an epic of devotion to his faith.

At the world’s oldest monastery, new technology is making long-lost manuscripts available to anyone with an Internet connection St. Catherine’s Monastery was built at the foot of Mt.

The ancient Monastery of Saint Hilarion (Tell Umm Amer) in Gaza has been urgently added to Unesco’s List of World Heritage in Danger, due to threats from the ongoing war. The decision ...