Cultural site

Tiglieto Abbey

Italy

Tiglieto Abbey

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Founded on 18 October 1120 by monks from La Ferté in France, it was the first Cistercian community in Italy and the first outside France. The architecture is close to the French style, and the monks farmed the valley and looked after its woods.

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