Molise - Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno (IS)

2014

L'abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno è una storica abbazia benedettina posta nel territorio dei comuni di Castel San Vincenzo e di Rocchetta a Volturno in Provincia di Isernia, nell'Alta Valle del Volturno

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Macchiagodena. Glimpses of autumn.

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Castel San Vincenzo. The lake. Winter 2022

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Macchiagodena. Church of San Lorenzo.

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Isernia. S. Spirito railway bridge

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