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For a more country experience, there is the historic abbey, San Pietro in Valle, located between Spoleto and the Marmore Falls.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Situating them in a real abbey, Rabelais marshaled them as evidence of hypocrisy.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The Princess of Wales also sent the Scouts home from the fourth iteration of her Together at Christmas carol service home with a little something special — Christmas trees that were brought in to decorate the ancient abbey.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The abbey's cellars, known as 'crayères,' are ancient chalk quarries dating back to the Gallo-Roman era.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Situating them in a real abbey, Rabelais marshaled them as evidence of hypocrisy.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The Princess of Wales also sent the Scouts home from the fourth iteration of her Together at Christmas carol service home with a little something special — Christmas trees that were brought in to decorate the ancient abbey.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The abbey's cellars, known as 'crayères,' are ancient chalk quarries dating back to the Gallo-Roman era.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Abbey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abbey. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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