La Encarnación Monastery

Contact details

Paseo de la Encarnación, s/n.
05005 Ávila (Castile-Leon)
http://www.avilaturismo.com
Tel.:+34 920211212

Location

Autonomous region: Castile-Leon
Province/Island: Ávila

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World Heritage, a certification granted by UNESCO.

Description

Santa Teresa Convent.

The monastery was founded in the sixteenth century. It is known as the place where Santa Teresa spent most of her life.

Founded in 1515, it consisted of four naves and two floors. The central courtyard was surrounded by a two-floored cloister. The building has suffered a series of modifications especially in the eighteenth century that greatly affected the church. The monastery is renowned for being the monastery in which Santa Teresa first entered in 1535, where she first became a nun and then a prioress. The saint's (Teresa) cell became an oratory and then a chapel.

Construction: Monastery
Artistic period: Renaissance
Historic period: 16th century

Practical information

Schedule

From Oct 01 to Apr 30
From Monday to Friday

From 09:30 AM to 01:30 PM From 03:30 PM to 06:00 PM
From Saturday to Sunday

Public holidays

From 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM From 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM

From May 01 to Sep 30
From Monday to Friday

From 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM From 04:00 PM to 07:00 PM
From Saturday to Sunday

Public holidays

From 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM From 04:00 PM to 07:00 PM