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The convent’s gardens, spanning 2.5 acres, provide an oasis of calm within the bustling city where over 300 plant species, including olive and lemon trees, herbs, and fragrant flowers, fill the air with natural scents. Guests can wander its terraced landscapes, punctuated by water features that descend toward the Roman-inspired thermal baths. Inspired by the […]
In the heritage precinct of Old Goa, there are several buildings from the Portuguese Era. At its peak, Old Goa was called “Rome of the East.” Today, the monuments of Old Goa are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A short distance west of Se Cathedral stands a church and the Convent of St. Francis of […]
The Convent of the Holy Apostles, the largest and most impressive in northwest Romania, stands on a plateau looking down on the Iza River. It was rebuilt starting in 1993 on the site of an old monastery abandoned during the 1790s and is now home to an Orthodox community of nuns. The church, designed by […]
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