swap_horiz Piona Abbey Alternatives

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Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey was founded in 910 by William I, Duke of Aquitaine, who placed it under direct papal authority. It became th...

France Medieval Romanesque Ruins

9.2 Excellent

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Vézelay Abbey

Vézelay Abbey, located in the Burgundy region of France, is a former Benedictine monastery whose hilltop basilica is ded...

France Unesco Romanesque Pilgrimage

9.2 Excellent

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Monte Cassino Abbey

Benedictine abbey in Lazio, Italy, founded by St. Benedict of Nursia around 529 CE atop Monte Cassino, considered the bi...

Baroque Italy Active Benedictine

9.2 Excellent

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Moissac Abbey

Moissac Abbey, located in Tarn-et-Garonne, France, was a Benedictine monastery that became a Cluniac priory in 1047. Its...

France Romanesque Pilgrimage Sculpture

9.1 Excellent

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Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey

Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located in the Burgos province of Spain, dating back to its foun...

Spain Active Romanesque Benedictine

9.0 Excellent

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Subiaco Abbey

The Sacro Speco, or Subiaco Abbey, is a Benedictine monastic complex situated on the slopes of Mount Taleo near Subiaco...

Italy Active Benedictine Lazio

8.9 Great

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Maria Laach Abbey

Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine monastery situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Laach in Rhineland-Palatinate, G...

Germany Active Romanesque Benedictine

8.7 Great

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Bobbio Abbey

Bobbio Abbey is a former monastery in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, founded around 614 by the Irish monk St. Columbanus. During...

Italy Active Benedictine Emilia Romagna

8.7 Great

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Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey

Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert Abbey, also known as Gellone Abbey, is a former Benedictine monastery situated in a steep gorge...

France Medieval Active Romanesque

8.7 Great

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Santa Giustina Abbey

The Abbey of Santa Giustina is a Benedictine monastery complex situated adjacent to the basilica of the same name in Pad...

Italy Medieval Active Benedictine

8.4 Great

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Ripoll Monastery

Ripoll Monastery, officially the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, is a Benedictine abbey located in Catalonia, Spain....

Spain Active Romanesque Catalonia

8.4 Great

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Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, founded in 1102. The buildin...

England Active Romanesque Benedictine

8.3 Great

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Farfa Abbey

Farfa Abbey is a Benedictine monastery situated in the Sabine Hills of Lazio, Italy. It was founded in the late 6th cent...

Italy Active Carolingian Benedictine

8.3 Great

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Selby Abbey

Selby Abbey is an active Anglican parish church located in North Yorkshire, England, originally founded as a Benedictine...

England Active Romanesque Yorkshire

8.3 Great

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San Giovanni in Venere Abbey

San Giovanni in Venere Abbey is a historic Benedictine monastery located in Fossacesia, in the Abruzzo region of Italy....

Italy Active Romanesque Benedictine

8.2 Great

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Casamari Abbey

Casamari Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located in Lazio, Italy, with origins dating to the 11th century. The present c...

Italy Active Romanesque Cistercian

8.1 Great

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Sant'Antimo Abbey

Sant'Antimo is a Romanesque Benedictine abbey located near Montalcino in Tuscany, Italy. While local tradition attribute...

Italy Active Tuscany Romanesque

8.1 Great

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Chiaravalle della Colomba

Chiaravalle della Colomba is a Cistercian abbey located in Alseno, within the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Founded in...

Italy Emilia Active Romanesque

8.0 Great

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Morimondo Abbey

Morimondo Abbey is a historic Cistercian monastery located in the Lombardy region of Italy, near the Ticino river. The a...

Italy Active Romanesque Cistercian

7.9 Good

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Staffarda Abbey

Staffarda Abbey is a Cistercian monastery situated in the Po plain of Piedmont, Italy, near the town of Saluzzo. Founded...

Italy Active Romanesque Piedmont

7.6 Good