Languedoc: Historic Monasteries
- James McDonald provides a guide to the religious houses of this part of southern France, including the World Heritage site of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
- http://www.languedoc-france.info/0305_abbeys.htm

Al-Ahram: St Catherine's on the List
- The UNESCO World Heritage Committee added the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St Catherine in Sinai, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, to its list of protected sites. Includes description and photograph.
- http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/596/hr1.htm

Romanian Monasteries
- Images and information from Iulia Nicorici about the history, architecture and art of a selection of orthodox monasteries in Romania from medieval to modern.
- http://www.romanian-monasteries.go.ro

St. Gall Monastery Plan
- This Mellon Foundation-funded project displays the extraordinary survival of a monastic plan created in the early 9th century. Images of the plan and reconstructions from it.
- http://www.stgallplan.org/

Musée des Augustins de Toulouse
- Museum housed in the church and the chapter house of an Augustinian monastery, built in the southern French Gothic style. Includes a brief history and images of the buildings.
- http://www.augustins.org/

The Abbey of Saint-Germain of Auxerre
- The French Ministry of Culture covers 15 centuries of history of this monastery founded by Germanus. Plans, reconstructions, biography of Germanus, virtual pilgrimage, and outline of techniques used in studying the building.
- http://www.auxerre.culture.gouv.fr/

St. Mary's Foundation
- Established to protect and repair the Benedictine monastery, island and church of St. Mary on the Island, at Mljet National Park, Croatia.
- http://www.zakladasvetemarije.hr

Maulbronn Monastery, Germany
- The most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery north of the Alps and hence a World Heritage Site. Brief history, 19th-century plan and photographs from Wolfgang M. Werner.
- http://home.bawue.de/~wmwerner/english/maulbron.html

Church and Convent of Saint Dominic in Fiesole
- An illustrated history of this convent founded in 1405 halfway between Florence and Fiesole. Includes visitor information and details of lodging offered.
- http://sandomenicodifiesole.op.org/

Archabbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary
- Benedictine monks settled here in 996 and went on to convert the Hungarians. Official history, description and photo album of this World Heritage Site, still in monastic use.
- http://www.osb.hu/

Mount Athos: The Holy Mountain
- A guided tour of this flourishing ecclesiastical community by Macedonian Heritage, including an illustrated description of its architecture, with bibliography.
- http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Athos/

Abbey of Saint-Martin-aux-Bois
- Photographs, drawing made in 1669, history and description by art historian Chris Henige from his site Aedificium. Misericords, stained glass.
- http://www.users.qwest.net/~chrishenige/aedsmab.htm

Abbey
- An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia explaining the history, layout and function of monasteries. Expandable thumbnail image of the plan of Durham Cathedral Priory, UK.
- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01010a.htm

Franciscan Church, Plzen, Czech Republic
- An illustrated history and description by Milos Wimmer of this early Gothic church and monastery, from City of Plzen. The cloisters and chapter house survive.
- http://www.zcu.cz/plzen/landm/francis-chr.html

St. Catherine's Monastery, Egypt
- An illustrated history and description of this ancient monastery in the Sinai desert, built 527-565, from Tour Egypt.
- http://touregypt.net/catherines.htm

The Abbey of Montecassino
- Illustrated history and visitor information for the famous Italian monastery founded by St. Benedict. Bombed in 1944, it has been rebuilt to its former plan.
- http://www.officine.it/montecassino/main_e.htm

Monasteries
- Images and information on a selection of monasteries from medieval to modern in Europe and Asia, provided by Great Buildings Online.
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/monastery.html