Monastery Tour - Monasteries in Europe

The Benedictine abbey of Tihany is located in the Western part of Hungary on the peninsula in Lake Balaton. The Benedictine abbey of Tihany was founded in 1055 by András I. in honour of the Virgin Mary and the bishop Saint Ányos. The royal founder of the abbey found his final place of rest in the crypt of the abbey in 1060, his burial-stone has been preserved intact. The foundation charter of the abbey, safeguarded in the archive of the arch-abbacy of Pannonhalma.

The Russian Orthodox nunnery of Estonia sits on the top of the highest hill of the area in picturesque Kuremäe. The hill, about 90 meters above the sea level, is believed to be the work of the Estonian national hero, Kalevipoeg. In ancient times it was a holy place with a sacrificing spring and a site for pagan worship.