Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Piedad - Monastery of Nuestra Señora de La Piedad
This monastery-convent of Dominican nuns is a splendid Gothic-Renaissance building. The decorative sculptures on the façade of the church are one of the most representative elements.
The church is Gothic-Renaissance, while the early Renaissance style dominates. The church has a single nave with side chapels and a trefoil-shaped sanctuary with ribbed vaults, one of the main works by the architect Juan de Rasines. The Classicist Baroque main altarpiece (1629) is by Juan de Garay.
The main doorway is protected by a portico or atrium with three semi-circular arches that end in a dome on pendentives. The design is a façade-altarpiece, in the Plateresque style, by Felipe de Bigarny, and has many elaborate reliefs. The two-storey cloister is attached to the church - the ground floor has Gothic pointed arches and the upper one is an open gallery resting on smooth shafts.
Practical info
Construction: Monastery
Origin: 16th century
Artistic period: Renaissance
Location
Plaza de Santo Domingo, nº 5
26214 Casalarreina (Rioja, La)
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Useful information
From Jul 01 to Sep 30
From Monday to Sunday
Closing days: Tuesday
Guided tours: 5pm, 6pm, 7pm and 7.30pm.
From Oct 01 to Dec 31
From Monday to Sunday
5pm and 6.pm.
From Jan 01 to Jun 30
11am, 12pm, 1pm and 1.30pm.
Prices
Adults: €3
Children: €1,50
(4 to 15 years)
Groups
(over 10 people)
Retired persons: €2,40
Guided tour. By prior appointment
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