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Good Night and God Bless is a unique guide to budget accommodation in the working convents and monasteries of Europe – places that are run by various Christian religious denominations for men, women, individuals and families of all faiths and none.

Have you ever slept in a bishop’s bedchamber? Or napped in a nun’s cell?

Trish Clark’s unique travel guide, GOOD NIGHT & GOD BLESS, A Guide to Convent & Monastery Accommodation In Europe, Volume 1: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, puts the holy into holiday and is sure to delight devout tourists, mainstream travelers, history buffs, and adventure seekers looking for something unusual in the way of accommodation.

Clark’s user-friendly guide dishes up the details on affordable accommodation, local tourist information, and places of pilgrimage. Bathed in the golden light of history and religion, the author’s enticing travel tidbits and anecdotes will appeal to real life and armchair travelers alike.

Throughout the ages, religious orders traditionally offered hospitality as part of their ministry and a bed and a bite to eat was provided for the cost of a donation. Today, this tradition continues to offer a mutually beneficial blessing: a practical means of revenue for convents and monasteries and cheap, safe, clean – and often well located – lodging for modern pilgrims and budget travelers.

Australian Trish Clark, former owner of a highly successful travel marketing business, has traveled throughout Europe, Asia and the USA. Volume II of Good Night & God Bless, which covers the convents and monasteries of France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, will be out January 31, 2010. Visit www.goodnightandgodbless.com

Good Night & God Bless, A Guide to Convent & Monastery Accommodation In Europe,

Volume 1: Austria, Czech Republic, Italy by Trish Clark; Hidden Spring, a division of Paulist Press, ISBN 978-1587680533, $20.00, paperback, 2009; Category: Travel Guide;