Welcome to The World Around Us, lovely viewers. On today's show we will explore the Stična Monastery in Slovenia, a renowned monastery located in a valley near the cities of  Ivančna Gorica and Šentvid.

It is one of the most famous monasteries in Slovenia, with religious people all over the world gathering at this location every year because of its long history of spiritual tradition.

It is the only operating monastery of the Cistercian order in Slovenia. The Stična Monastery is such a well visited monastery that the monks who reside in it today give guided tours, set up workshops, and prayer groups for those who are interested.