The Benedicte Abbey of Ottobeuren
Ottobeuren is located in the region of Oberschwaben near the alpine region of the Allgäu in the province of Baden-Würrtemberg. The town is situated between within a flat valley, through which the small tributary of the Danube river, the Western Günz, is traversing. More broadly, Ottobeuren is situated in relatively close proximity to the Bodensee […]
The Benedictine Abbey of St. Emmeram in Regensburg
The monastery of St. Emmeram is situated within the old center of Regensburg in the province of Bavaria. Regensburg can trace its history back to antiquity, when it was founded as a fortress for the Roman Legio III Italica in 170. Soon after, a civilian municipality was founded just westwards from the fortress. During the […]
Benedictine Monastery of Seligenstadt
The monastery, founded in 828, is surrounded by a huge garden, which has been originally designed by the founder himself. In the middle ages this garden was used to produce plants for the population arround the monastery. The monastery consists of a main buildiung, which is divided into two parallel sections surrounding an inner court. […]
Saint Vitus Monastery of Ellwangen
The town of Ellwangen, belonging to the province of Badem-Würrtemberg in the south of Germany, is situated mostly on the eastern bank of the river Jagst, which in turn flows through the manifold forested hills of the broader ‚Schwäbisch-Fränkische Waldberge‘. Though in modern days, the Jagst‘s course has been straightened to the demands of civilization […]
St. Athanasius Monastery
According to tradition, it is considered the oldest active monastery in Europe. It was founded in 344 by St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria. Saint Athanasius was born in 295 or 296 in Alexandria, Egypt, in a family of Christians. Excellently educated, he devoted himself to the study of the Holy Scriptures. Because of the virtues […]
Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila
The Rila Monastery is located in Southwestern Bulgaria, Kyustendil District, Rila Municipality. It is 117 km from Sofia on the international road Sofia – Kulata (E79), after turning off at Kocherinovo station. It is another 30 km up the Rila Mountain to reach 1147 m above sea level. The road winds along the fast-flowing Rila […]
Lectoure
Lectoure es una comuna del distrito de Gers, provincia de Occitania (antes de 2016, Mediodía-Pirineos). Es una ciudad termal, situada sobre un espolón rocoso rodeado por murallas medievales, con la catedral dedicada a los santos Gervasio y Protasio, las ruinas del castillo, antiguo palacio de los condes de Armagnac, la fuente de Diana, el antiguo […]
Anfiteatro de Nimes
El anfiteatro de Nimes, denominado Les Arènes es uno de los edificios romanos conservados en Nimes, localidad que pertenece al departamento de Gard y a la región de Occitania (antes de 2016 Languedoc-Rosellón). La ciudad tiene un origen celta, perteneciendo a la tribu de los Volcos Arecomici, pero pasaría al dominio romano de forma pacífica, […]
Nimes
Localidad al SE de Francia, en el departamento de Languedoc-Rosellón, cuyp origen se encuentra en la abundancia de aguas y manantiales, a los que pronto se dedicó a Nemausus, hijo de Hércules. El pueblo de los Volcos Arecomini poblaron la zona y crearton un oppidum o poblado fortificado, que hacia el 120 a. C. fue […]
Andrew en te Krisei
The monastery of Saint Andrew (the Apostle) was allegedly founded at early 5th century by Arcadia, sister of Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450) near the Gate of Saturninus in Constantinople. By 792 it was converted into a nunnery and after the end of Iconoclasm it was rededicated to Saint Andrew of Crete who was killed […]