Abbey of Gethsemani

Kentucky · United States of America

Abbey of Gethsemani, United States of America
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Best time to go
spring or autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A working Trappist monastery in the Kentucky knobs, best known as the longtime home of the writer and monk Thomas Merton. Visitors come for quiet retreats and the abbey's simple architecture.

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