The 16th-century Monastery of Panagia Tourliani – located southeast of town – is renowned for its intricate marble carvings and massive Italian baroque altar screen. Head half a mile north of ...

There are a few churches you can visit, including the Panagia Tourliani monastery and the Monastery of Paleokastro. Tourlos, in the northern part of Mykonos' west coast, is home to the newer of ...

Founded in 1106 in the west of Georgia, the Monastery of Gelati is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, a period of political strength and economic growth between the 11th and 13th ...

Archaeologists uncover a well-preserved Byzantine monastery in Israel. Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority A team from the Israel Antiquities Authority has uncovered the remains of a Byzantine-era ...