Medieval ruins of Orval Abbey at Villers-devant-Orval, Belgium


Orval Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Orval) is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 in the Gaume region of Belgium and is located in Villers-devant-Orval, part of Florenville in the province of Luxembourg. The abbey is well known for its history and spiritual life but also for its local production of the Trappist beer Orval and a specific cheese.


Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Orval Abbey, Villers-devant-Orval, Florenville, Gaume Region, Province of Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belg
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
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