Torba Abbey

Torba Abbey, otherwise Torba Monastery is a former Benedictine nunnery in Torba, a frazione of Gornate Olona, , , in the .
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  • Museum
  • …is also known as “monastery of Torba”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by Fondo per l’Ambiente Italiano
  • Opening hours:
    February 25 and September 30: Wednesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    October 1–December 11: Wednesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: Unesco world heritage site in northern Italy
  • Address: Via Stazione 2, Gornate Olona, 21040
  • Email: faitorba@fondoambiente.it

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria di Torba and Castelseprio.
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is a church.
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was the site of a Roman fort… is situated 400 metres west of Torba Abbey.
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is a museum, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Torba Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torba and Tradate.
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is a hamlet.
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is a city and comune located in the…
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Torba Abbey.

Torba Abbey

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Latitude
45.7295° or 45° 43′ 46″ north
Longitude
8.86362° or 8° 51′ 49″ east
Open location code
8FQCPVH7+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305827267
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3860567

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Torba Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Torbako monasterioa”
  • Bulgarian: “Манастир Торба”
  • Dutch: “monastery of Torba”
  • Esperanto: “monaĥejo de Torba”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥinejo de Torba”
  • Esperanto: “Monakejo de Torba”
  • Esperanto: “Monakinejo de Torba”
  • Finnish: “Torban apottiluostari”
  • Finnish: “Torban luostari”
  • Finnish: “Torban munkkiluostari”
  • Finnish: “Torban nunnaluostari”
  • German: “Kloster von Torba”
  • Italian: “monastero di Torba”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Torba”
  • Lombard: “Monastee de Torba”
  • Lombard: “Monastee de Tòrba”
  • Lombard: “Munaster de Torba”
  • Lombard: “Munaster de Turba”
  • Spanish: “monasterio de Torba”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Torba”

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Highlights include Torre nord-est and Case dei canonici.

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