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The main feature of the city is essentially the Monastery that proudly presents a long and sombre façade with 18th-century embellishments.
In contrast within the Abbey is the massive kitchen with a running stream specially diverted to pass through as a supply of fresh water.
In 1794, Lord Beckford visited the Abbey and commented that he found some 300 monks " living in a very splendid manner "!
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