Route of the Convents
Route map
- ,Distance: 2,19km
- Estimated time: 45'
Description of the route
Enter the Convent of Las Claras and visit the building with its cloister, coffered ceilings and chapel.
We leave the convent and opposite is the Convento de las Dominicas, where we visit its magnificent church, with an interesting Altarpiece of the Assumption, as well as a magnificent Christ of Victory, and several images of great devotion, such as Santo Domingo de Guzmán.
We leave the convent, we even go around the Convent and enter the Calle Encarnación and we can taste and buy their delicious sweets and pies.
We go down the street and return to the Plaza Mayor, there we take the Rúa Zapatería and visit the Convent of the Dominicans, which is now a Parador de turismo.
We go back towards the Plaza Mayor, take the Calle de los Quesos and come across the Convent of the Capuchinas. We enter its secluded church where we find an endearing image in a baroque urn of a Child Jesus of the Passion, popularly known as “el Cubanito”, several quality paintings, as well as an interesting altarpiece with images of San Francisco and Santa Clara.
Leaving the church, we continue straight on towards Calle Sancho Polo. As we go up the street we find the Convent of the Ildefonsas, in its church we find a magnificent altarpiece on the imposition of the chasuble on San Ildefonso by the Virgin Mary and in the background the small mausoleum of Colonel Villalba, the right-hand man of the Gran Capitán.
Going up a little further, we find the Convent of the Carmelites in the Plaza del Salvador, currently undergoing restoration.
We go up Calle Santa Ana and arrive at the Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús, where we can see its magnificent church, dedicated to Santa Ana, and further on the rest of the building with a magnificent cloister or courtyard.
Going down the Calle del Rey, we arrive at the Plaza Mayor, we take the Calle Talavera down and in front we find the Convent of the Franciscans, nowadays the church is an exhibition centre and the rest of the building is a residence for the elderly with interesting remains in the cloister. On the outside, we can see the typical Franciscan church façade with an interesting coat of arms.
The duration of the route is around two to three hours. It is necessary to unify timetables for the continuity of the route.
Description of the route
Enter the Convent of Las Claras and visit the building with its cloister, coffered ceilings and chapel.
We leave the convent and opposite is the Convento de las Dominicas, where we visit its magnificent church, with an interesting Altarpiece of the Assumption, as well as a magnificent Christ of Victory, and several images of great devotion, such as Santo Domingo de Guzmán.
We leave the convent, we even go around the Convent and enter the Calle Encarnación and we can taste and buy their delicious sweets and pies.
We go down the street and return to the Plaza Mayor, there we take the Rúa Zapatería and visit the Convent of the Dominicans, which is now a Parador de turismo.
We go back towards the Plaza Mayor, take the Calle de los Quesos and come across the Convent of the Capuchinas. We enter its secluded church where we find an endearing image in a baroque urn of a Child Jesus of the Passion, popularly known as “el Cubanito”, several quality paintings, as well as an interesting altarpiece with images of San Francisco and Santa Clara.
Leaving the church, we continue straight on towards Calle Sancho Polo. As we go up the street we find the Convent of the Ildefonsas, in its church we find a magnificent altarpiece on the imposition of the chasuble on San Ildefonso by the Virgin Mary and in the background the small mausoleum of Colonel Villalba, the right-hand man of the Gran Capitán.
Going up a little further, we find the Convent of the Carmelites in the Plaza del Salvador, currently undergoing restoration.
We go up Calle Santa Ana and arrive at the Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús, where we can see its magnificent church, dedicated to Santa Ana, and further on the rest of the building with a magnificent cloister or courtyard.
Going down the Calle del Rey, we arrive at the Plaza Mayor, we take the Calle Talavera down and in front we find the Convent of the Franciscans, nowadays the church is an exhibition centre and the rest of the building is a residence for the elderly with interesting remains in the cloister. On the outside, we can see the typical Franciscan church façade with an interesting coat of arms.
The duration of the route is around two to three hours. It is necessary to unify timetables for the continuity of the route.
- ,Distance: 2,19km
- Estimated time: 45'