The hotel stands on the site of a former Cistercian abbey.

It was the first Cistercian abbey in the north.

Salem, founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1137, is even grander.

In 1147 it became a Cistercian abbey and was rebuilt in stone.

But not while at the Cistercian abbey, for he rode away, no longer trusting them, if he ever had.

The town's name comes from the Irish and refers to a Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century.

Cistercian abbeys fell to some extent outside this category.

It is one of the best preserved Cistercian abbeys in Italy.

After the death of her husband, Adelaide retired to a Cistercian abbey.

The community had developed a luxurious lifestyle, one which was so open that they were publicly criticized by a nearby Cistercian abbey.