New Year reset: 39% of Brits are planning a ‘spiritual’ holiday in 2025

More than 1 in 3 Brits say they plan to recharge their spiritual batteries this year. Many are planning to go on a pilgrimage, stay in a monastery or embrace ‘silent travel’ by taking a break from social media.  BURY ST EDMUNDS, Suffolk, 2025-Jan-08 — /Travel PR News/ — For many Brits it was a… Read the full press release

Spend Christmas in a monastery! The ultimate seasonal Great Escape.

Many Brits believe Christmas has become too commercialised. It’s possible to escape the pressure by staying at places such as the Bridgettine Sisters’ St.Winefride’s Guest House in the ancient town of Holywell this December.  87% of Brits believe Christmas has become over-commercialised and stressful. It’s no wonder some are rediscovering the message of the season… Read the full press release

Record crowds are expected to visit Rome in 2025 for Jubilee year celebrations

  ROME, Italy, 2024-Nov-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Tourism experts are concerned Rome will struggle with a record number of visitors next year. The Pope has proclaimed 2025 will be an historic Jubilee year. With visitors to Rome already reaching 30 million in 2023, up to 80 million could visit the Eternal City for… Read the full press release

All roads lead to Rome, as a new city guide reveals where to stay and visit this autumn

Rome’s Casa Margherita Teresa is a welcoming haven just eight miles from the heart of the city.  A new online city guide from Monasteries.com reveals how visitors can enjoy the delights of Rome throughout the year – even when the weather is cooler. Discover how to stay in historic monasteries in the heart of the… Read the full press release

Secret gardens – how to visit Europe’s little-known but breathtaking monastic gardens

The Locanda al Santuario offers breathtaking views and a serene garden retreat. LONDON, 2024-Sep-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Traditionally, the cloisters, kitchen gardens and herb beds of Europe’s monasteries were places for monks and nuns to meditate and work. They weren’t places most pilgrims and travellers could visit. Today, however, many monasteries and abbeys… Read the full press release

Now visitors can tour some of the world’s oldest and most breathtaking monasteries.

Meteora, Greece, 2024-Aug-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Many historic monasteries are known for their hospitality, welcoming people to stay and share meals and prayers. Others have remained more detached but a leading travel expert says two spectacular sites are now working with their local communities to offer accommodation and expert guided tours. Lily Smith,… Read the full press release

Wine, chocolate and sweets – the unexpected delights of a visit to a monastery

  BUCKFAST, Devon, 2024-Jul-29 — /Travel PR News/ — It might seem a contradiction for holidaymakers in search of fine foods and intriguing wines to head for Britain and Continental Europe’s monasteries and abbeys but, in fact, many have a tradition of brewing, confectionary-making and crafts stretching back many centuries. A leading holiday expert says… Read the full press release