PHOTO: Preseren Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Preseren Square in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, features the Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation
PHOTO: Slovene Square in Ptuj, Slovenia
The Town Tower & Town Theater on Slovene Square in Ptuj, Slovenia. The Orpheus Monument, a carved marble Roman tombstone that stands in front of the tower, is probably from the second century and is considered the symbol of Ptuj.
Pannonhalma Monastery – A Thousand Years of Benedictine History and Wine
Perhaps it was my imagination. The lavender harvest had been completed two weeks earlier, but as I trudged up the hill in temperatures hovering near the century mark, the air still seemed redolent with the herb’s rich, musky fragrance. At the top, I swiped rivulets of sweat out of my eyes and gazed out over … Read more
PHOTO: Library at Pannonhalma Abbey in Northern Hungary
The library at the Benedictine Pannonhalma Abbey, founded in 996. The library holds more than 360,000 volumes, and the ceiling of its oval hall is painted with allegories of the four medieval university faculties: Law, Theology, Medicine and the Arts.
PHOTO: Wine Cellars at Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, Hungary
Wine casks in the cellars beneath the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma, in northern Hungary
