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Vallombrosa

American  
[vahl-lawm-braw-zah] / ˌvɑl lɔmˈbrɔ zɑ /

noun

  1. a resort in central Italy, near Florence: famous abbey.


Vallombrosa British  
/ vallomˈbroːsa /

noun

  1. a village and resort in central Italy, in Tuscany region: 11th-century Benedictine monastery

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The man who was born Antoine de Vallombrosa had a wild life, and a short one.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

He slipped off the back of the peloton on the long series of bends off the Vallombrosa, the biggest mountain of the day, with 60km remaining to Florence, and the opposition scented an opportunity.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2013

Degrees of anonymity are as thick as the classic leaves that strewed the brooks in Vallombrosa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Instead, she went to Florence and joined a strict cloistered order, the Benedictines of Vallombrosa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although his education in Florence continued for another couple of years under the supervision of monks from the same order as those in Vallombrosa, he lived at home under the careful eye of his father.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin