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Eat the cheese, drink the beer, eat the bread!
miketrudeau Says: Orval is one of the best beers in the world, no doubt! While you're visiting it would be inexcusable not to have a glass at the source! It's a darkish beer with an intense and complex flavour. Compared to it, Molson Canadian (and other beers like it) are nothing but yellow...
irisbe Says: From 1668 to 1707 Charles de Bentzeradt, a native of Echternach (Luxembourg) became Abbot of Orval. This austere monk was above all a reformer. Taking as model what Abbot de Rancé had accomplished at the Abbey of La Trappe in Normandy, Charles established the "Strict...
Orval Monastery ruins, a history : 3
irisbe Says: 15th-16th Century: wars between France and Burgundy and later between France and Spain brought big devastation to the Luxembourg region and to Orval.17th Century:Low Countries suffering but Orval bloomed and reached its highest point of development. Abbot Bernard de...
Orval monastery ruins, a history: 2
irisbe Says: On the 9th March 1132, seven monks under the leadership of Constantin arrived at Orval from Trois-Fontaines. Together with the Canons they formed one single community and began immediatly with the adaptation of the buildings to Cistercian usages. The new church was completed...
The grave stones at Orval Abbaye
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irisbe Says: Wenceslas (1337-1383) was the son of John the Blind. He was First Duke of Luxembourg from 1354-1383
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irisbe Says: The first monks to settle in Orval arrived from the south of Italy in 1070. They started to build a church the moment they settled. For unknown reasons they left the area after about 40 years later.The unfinished building work of the monks got completed in 1124 by Canons.The...
irisbe Says: In the newer part of the abbaye you can enter into the basement. There is a small museum that you can visit.You also can visit the church, mounting the stairs. It will lead you to a balcony of which point you have a nice view on the church. Last time we went it was opened in...
irisbe Says: If you are staying in the Luxembourg Province of Belgium you should pay a visit to the Orval monastery.The Monastery consists out of different parts as seen on the map at the opening page:-ruins-cloister (with church)-workshops-cheese...
be careful when driving in winter time
1W1V Says: Not much choice to go to Abbaye d'Orval. If you visit Orval in winter time, pls be aware of sudden snow storm.
miketrudeau Says: My wallet disappeared while I was in the Abbey of Orval. To this day I don't know if someone stole it, if I left it somewhere or if it just fell out of my pocket. Anyways, I was really surprised that out of all the places I visited in Europe THAT was where I lost my wallet...
I don't think I could find it again...
miketrudeau Says: Orval itself is out of the way. There's nothing but forest all around it. I actually have no idea where it really is in Belgium. The only way to get there is by car (or perhaps tourist bus?), and it's not really near anything else so it's probably never crowded.
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Let all guests that come be received like Christ, for he will say, "I was a stranger and you took me in."
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Inner Peace, Beer, Cheese, Bread.
Visiting the Abbey of Orval was one of the most spiritual events in the course of my year in Europe. Maarten was a Belgian friend of ours who towards the end of our stay would drive us to interesting...
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