Vallombrosa
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Instead, she went to Florence and joined a strict cloistered order, the Benedictines of Vallombrosa.
From Time Magazine Archive
Degrees of anonymity are as thick as the classic leaves that strewed the brooks in Vallombrosa.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the records at Vallombrosa Abbey, Galileo Galilei became officially listed as a defrocked priest.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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