Spain
The most sacred spot in Catalunya, Montserrat towers in the mountains 1.5 hours away from Barcelona. It offers both a mountain top Benedictine monastery (Montserrat) nestled in the jagged mountainside and hikes through a unique and impressive terrain of rocky peaks.
Portugal
This enormous white limestone monastery boasts beautiful cloisters and a unique Manueline church. King Manuel I built it to honor the discoveries made by Portugal's explorers during the country's gol…