Product Description

This new edition is the single largest resource ever compiled on Europe's monastery and convent guesthouses. It is an extraordinary guidebook featuring more than 275 places of spiritual retreat in 17 countries including updated maps and information.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #262822 in Books
• Brand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Back Cover
Europe's Monastery and Convent Guesthouses features more than two hundred fifty places of spiritual retreat located in seventeen countries. Inside, you'll find stories of major monastic orders, a chronicle of Gregorian chant, contact information for places of retreat, maps and directions, and more. A must-read for travelers, armchair pilgrims, students, history buffs, or anyone interested in convents and monasteries, this essential guide-book is your key to discovering some of Christianity's most ancient and beloved sites. Kevin J. Wright, founder and president of the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA), is one of the most recognized authorities on faith tourism and hospitality. During his fifteen year career, he has traveled to thirty countries and visited more than three hundred major places of pilgrimage. Includes Maps, Photos, and Web Sites.

About the Author
Kevin J. Wright, founder and president of the World Religious Travel Association (WRTA), is one of the most recognized authorities on faith tourism and hospitality. During his fifteen year career, he has traveled to thirty countries and visited more than three hundred major places of pilgrimage.