# Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore

> A Benedictine abbey of red brick in a cypress wood above the clay hills of the Crete Senesi. Its great cloister is painted with the life of St Benedict by Luc

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A Benedictine abbey of red brick in a cypress wood above the clay hills of the Crete Senesi. Its great cloister is painted with the life of St Benedict by Luca Signorelli and Sodoma. Entry is free; monks still live here.

- **Nearest town:** Asciano, Italy
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 43.1755, 11.5442

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