Tagged With "The Cloisters"
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Certosa e Museo di San Martino, Naples
A hilltop monastery dating to the 14th century is a stunning museum of history and especially of the art of the baroque era.
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Behind the Doors of Basel
PHeymont shares some of Basel's loveliest doors, and some of the history behind them.
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June 12, 2020: Grey Friar's Square, Copenhagen
DrFumblefinger visits the somewhat hard to find Grey Friar's Square, not far from Copenhagen's old university.
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Ephrata Cloister: One of America's Earliest Religious Communities
Stephanie visits an interesting and historic cloister in Pennsylvania founded in 1732 by German settlers.
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Rouen Cathedral: A Gothic chameleon
The cathedral's elaborate and exuberant facade served Monet as a laboratory of light in over 30 paintings; it only takes a few pictures to see why.
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Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, France
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud is situated in France's western Loire Valley, a short drive from Chinon and Saumur. The name refers not only to Europe’s largest medieval abbey, built in the 12th century, but also to the...
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Glimpses of Basel
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it's just a short stop—you can't do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It's sort of like the New York Times' "36 Hours In..." series, and...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Aug. 13, 2014: A Bronze Market in Basel
Artistic taste, perhaps, but not very tasty! These kids are admiring a market table of fruits and vegetables...all cast in bronze! We ran into this in the cloister garden of the Basel Munster (cathedral). So far, all I have found in explanation is...
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Photo Gallery: Basel's Daily Market
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that's taken place in front of the city's Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The...
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A Country Hike to Van Gogh's Asylum and Roman Ruins
While staying in Saint-Remy-de-Provence for a few days, visiting the market and touring to nearby towns, we also enjoyed a hike out into the surrounding country for two local attractions: The hospital where Vincent Van Gogh was under treatment...
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Mont-Saint-Michel: Like no other (Pt. 2)
The Abbey and Monastery Mont-Saint-Michel is, really, two places: the historic religious structures at the top of the island mountain, and the town below that supported it in ancient times and today. The town featured in Part 1; this time we're...
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Canterbury Cathedral: A Pilgrims' Goal
One of England's oldest and most important religious buildings, the Cathedral was the goal of the pilgrms in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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Basel's Cathedral: Enjoying the Cloisters
PHeymont enjoys a visit to the cloisters and gardens of Basel's cathedral.
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Antigua, Guatemala: Walking Tour, Part 2
Antigua (Guatemala) is about 45 minutes away from Guatemala city. Located on the central highlands it is surrounded by several volcanoes, the largest of which, Volcan de Agua, has erupted several times, triggering associated earthquakes that have...
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The Ancient Spanish Monastery, Florida
DrFumblefinger visits an old Monastery -- built in the 12th century in Spain, but purchased by William Randall Hearst, disassembled, crated and shipped to America where decades later it was reassembled in North Miami.
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Barcelona Cathedral (Where Gumbo Was #309)
Gumbo was visiting the historic Gothic Cathedral in Barcelona, built between the 13th - 15th century.
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Gloucester Cathedral: More than a Monument
Step back in time with Marilyn Jones as she visits Gloucester Cathedral, a monument whose history nearly came to an end four centuries ago.
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August 28, 2020: Keeping it Clean in Naples
In one of Naples most magnificent museums, PHeymont spotted the cleaning staff hard at work keeping it beautiful.
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Lost in Time: Abandoned Churches
Marilyn Jones shares the beauty and the unanswered questions that come with a new book looking at now disused houses of worship
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Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan
DrFumblefinger visits this church in Milan, best known for the painting of the Last Supper in its adjoining convent.
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Saint-Denis: Museum of Contradictions
In Paris's near suburbs, a museum that reflects an unusually diverse history
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Monastery and Church of the Holy Cross (Santa Cruz), Coimbra, Portugal
Gumbo was visiting a historic church/monastery complex in the University city of Coimbra, in which the first two kings of Portugal are buried.
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The Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel
Jonathan L walks us through the incredible abbey itself, and explores how much of it sits not on the island but on its supporting buildings.
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Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
Home of the Royal Family when in Edinburgh and home to centuries of Scottish history
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Qutub Minar Complex, Delhi, India
DrFumblefinger visits Qutub Minar, a historic minaret built in Delhi during the beginning of Islamic rule in India.
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Historical Rummage at Riga's Cathedral
PHeymont finds an unexpected and eclectic collection of treasures in a cathedral cloister and wonders whose it is
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Abbey of San Fruttuoso, Italy
George G visits the Abbey of San Fruttuoso, near Portofino, Italy. It is located on a lovely stretch of coast.
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Iglesia Nuestra Senora del Pilar, Buenos Aires
The Church of Our Lady of Pilar is one of the oldest churches in Buenos Aires, and a beautiful example of its Colonial era architecture. It adjoins the famous Recoleta Cemetery.
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A Visit to Normandy: Magnificient Mont St. Michel
As we drive through the pretty farmland of Normandy, with its pleasing apple orchards and pastures dotted with sheep and dairy cows, it’s easy to forget this region’s turbulent past....
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Strahov Monastery, Prague. Where Gumbo Was #57
One of the great things about visiting a city like Prague is having the opportunity to see and explore so many interesting historic sites. As an example, our featured travel quiz, the Strahov Monastary.