Plans to permanently shut an ancient monastery during the winter have been confirmed. Furness Abbey, on the outskirts of Barrow, Cumbria, was founded about 900 years ago and was the first of ...

A 15th-century monastery in Tibet is still intact after ... "Although most people migrate to lower land during winter season, some are still there," Ang Tshering Sherpa, the former chief of ...

Gavaler, an active member of the church, said she can remember watching the monks who occupied the monastery walking to the church to perform Masses. “Especially in the winter time, it’s a ...

April to September is the best time to visit Rangdum Monastery. The winter months are best avoided as the temperature drops below zero degree Celsius at the peak of winter. Summer months are the ...