Orval Abbey is in a valley in the Ardennes in South Belgium. The name means "valley of gold" in French.
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The fermentation vats at Orval. The two in the foreground are originals and now only for show.
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The newly installed fermentation vats are in constant use to produce 22 million bottles of beer a year.
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Brother Xavier says the monks rebuilding the monastery in the early 20th century came up with the idea of adding a brewery to finance the reconstruction.
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The cloisters of Orval provide a place of prayer and solitude.
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The ruins of the original monastery, which was burned down during the French Revolution and rebuilt.
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The cloisters of the old abbey can still be seen today. The newer 20th-century reconstruction towers above.
