While they might seem to many like simple pastries, in Sicily cannoli are known for both their suggestive shape and their somewhat bawdy origins.
The story behind the Santa Catalina arch is a fascinating one. During the latter end of the 17th century, the arch was constructed so that nuns could move between the convents on either side of the street without being seen in public. As these nuns had vowed to live a life of seclusion...
The most accessible of all the monasteries, St. Stephen's is approached via a footbridge and requires no climbing of steps. In an awesome setting, with spectacular views over the valley (from the balcony), it stands close to the Monastery of the Holy Trinity. The nuns who live here are ...
One of the nuns that lived in the monastery where the Pope will retire told theCatholic News Agencyhis choice shows his "great simplicity" because it "is not a work of art or comparable with other Vatican buildings." The Catholic News Agency reports the monastery is 4,300 square feet and ...
The church dates to the 1400s, when it was used as a monastery for Dominican monks. However, it was left abandoned and in 1718, the complex was renovated by Ursuline nuns. Today, Greek Catholic services are held at the church and the front door is often open for visitors to peer inside...
1. Santa Catalina Monastery One of the most popular tourist attractions in the city, Santa Catalina Monastery is a simply mesmerising visit to place and is often described as a city within a city due to the wealth of buildings that clutter the complex. ...
festival commemorates the biblical story of Esther set in ancient Persia, but in modern-day Tel Aviv, it’s been transformed into a huge week-long fancy dress party – the city’s answer to the Rio Carnival – where people dress up as anything from superheroes to fish, cowboys to nuns....
Built in 1868 by Mitchell Henry for his wife Margaret, who had fallen in love with Connemara on their honeymoon but never lived to see the castle’s completion. After World War 1, the castle was turned into an abbey when Benedictine Nuns from Belgium were forced to leave and chose the ...
Abbey is a beautiful stop in Connemara of CountyGalway. It was originally built as a private residence for a wealthy doctor from England and then as an estate for the Duke and Duchess of Manchester in 1909. In 1920, the Irish Benedictine Nuns purchased the castle after fleeingBelgiumin WWI....
we recommend buying a ticket to also explore the monastery, the courtyard (pictured above), and the dome on the roof for a view of Palermo. There’s also a bakery inside the monastery that sellsdolceusing ancient recipes from the nuns that arguably make some of the best treats in Sicily....