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The Augustinian monastery was built in a mix of Gothic and ealry Baroque styles. For enturies it guards the image of the Virgin of Aguas Vivas, the patron saint of the city of Carcagente. The complex consists of churches, refectory, kitchen, belfry and guest houses. The small cloister in the monastery was decorated with fresco paintings.

The Monastery of Batalha, is a Dominican monastery founded in 1386 under King John I of Portugal (1385-1433) in thanksgiving to the Virgin Mary for the victory over Castilian rivals in the battle of Aljubarrota (1383-1385). The monastery was built over two centuries until around 1563. It is a marvellous example of the Manueline style, which is why it has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The monastery was also voted in 2007 as one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It finally has the status of National Pantheon since 2016.

The origin of this monastery lies in the arrival of Joan de Organyà from the Monasterio de Vallclara (Priorat). The oldest part of the monastery complex is the cloister and the adjacent refectory, both dating from the 12th century. Other buildings of the complex were rebuilt in the 20th century..

The monastery of Berkasovo has been functioning as a women's monastery since 2008. The monastery church was built in 1884 and is dedicated to St. Petka. This is one of the Fruska Gora Monasteries of Serbia

This female Cistercian house has its origins in an Augustinian canonry founded years after the recovery of the territory from Islam, which would have taken place between the years 1120-1140.

Its construction dates back to the 16th century, linking its history to the cult of Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres.

Construction of the Carmo da Horta Convent began in the 17th century, more precisely in 1652 and under the influence of D. Helena de Boim, wife of the then Captain-Major Francisco Gil da Silveira.

The old monastery of Coșuna - Bucovățul is the oldest building in Craiova, probably dating from the 15th century. For the construction of the church, stones and bricks from the Roman camp of Pelendava were used.

The monastery of Elonis dates from about 1300. Following the failure of the revolution of 1770, the Ottomans destroyed the region as a reprisal, demolishing the monastery. The monastery was rebuilt in the late 18th century. It is now a women's monastery.

The Monastery of Great Lavra is one of the 20 self-governing Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos. It is ranked first in the Athonite, the hierarchical order of the twenty monasteries on the Athos peninsula.