The Monasterio de Agustinas de La Encarnación features a plain, severe brick facade that hides a quiet cloistered world behind the bustling streets of the Santa Cruz quarter. Founded in the early seventeenth century, the convent provided a…
Cloistered Convent Sweet Shops
This walking route guides you through Seville's quiet plazas and historic alleyways to buy handmade pastries directly from cloistered nuns. You will learn to use the traditional wooden rotating wheels ('tornos') and experience a serene, centuries-old slice of local spiritual life.
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1. Monasterio de Agustinas de La Encarnación
2. Convento de Madre de Dios
The Convento de Madre de Dios displays a sturdy, plain brick facade that hides an intricate sixteenth-century interior. Founded in fourteen ninety-two, this cloistered convent houses nuns of the Order of Saint Dominic. Behind those thick…
3. Monasterio Santa María de Jesús (Clarisas)
The Monasterio Santa Maria de Jesus sits behind a heavy, understated stone facade on Calle San Bartolome, marked by a simple wooden door and a bronze bell pull. Founded in fifteen hundred and two by Dona Beatriz Enriquez de Ribera, this…
4. Convento de San Leandro
The Convento de San Leandro features a heavy, iron-grated window facing the street where nuns sell yemas de San Leandro, small egg yolk sweets, to passersby. Founded in fifteen seventy-seven by the Augustinian order, this cloistered…
5. Convento de Santa Inés de Sevilla
The Convento de Santa Inés sits behind a plain, austere brick facade that masks a complex of hidden courtyards and cloisters. Founded in thirteen seventy-four by Doña María Coronel, the convent owes its existence to a grim legend involving…
6. Convento de Espíritu Santo
The Convento de Espíritu Santo sits on the Calle Espíritu Santo in the center of Seville with a plain, pale facade that hides an intricate seventeenth-century structure. Inside, the nuns maintain a tradition of crafting elaborate marzipan…
7. Monasterio de Santa Paula
The Monasterio de Santa Paula hides behind a plain, high wall on the Calle Santa Paula, marked by a heavy wooden door and a single, grilled window. Inside, the Hieronymite nuns live in strict enclosure, a tradition they have maintained…