Vallombrosa is a Benedictine abbey in the comune of Reggello, about 30 km south-east of Florence, in the Apennines, surrounded by forests of beech and firs. It was founded by Florentine nobleman Giovanni Gualberto in 1038 and became the mother house of the Vallumbrosan Order.
Abbey of Vallombrosa
The arms of the abbey, reproduced from a missal in 1822
Reggello is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 35 kilometres southeast of Florence, between the north-western side of Pratomagno and the Upper Valdarno.
Countryside in Reggello
Church of St. Agata at Arfoli.
Bonsi Castle in Pietrapiana.
The Parish Church of San Pietro a Cascia