Santa Paula Convent, Seville, Spain

Seville has many enclosed religious complexes, but few are accessible. This is one of them, a convent set up in 1475 and still home to 40 nuns. The public is welcome to enter through two different doors in the Calle Santa Paula. Knock on the brown one, marked number 11 to look at the convent museum. Steps lead to two galleries, crammed with religious paintings and artifacts. The windows of the second look onto the nuns' cloister. The nuns make a phenomenal range of marmalades and jams which visitors may purchase in a room near the exit.

Ring the bell by the brick doorway nearby to visit the convent church, reached by crossing a meditative garden. Its portal vividly combines Gothic arches, Mudejar brickwork, Renaissance medallion and ceramics by the Italian artist, Niculoso Pisano. Inside the nave has an elaborate wooden roof and there are some fine statues here of St John the Evangelist and St John the Baptist.

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Jack Bacon (18 months ago)
Beautiful convent and art. Everybody we spoke to was really nice and the tocino de Cielo were delicious :)

Stephanie Comis (2 years ago)
We were so disappointed to not be let in.The website,the local tourist office, the guidebook and the note on the door outside said it would be open from 5. We walked for over an hour to find the Convent and were surprised and really disheartened to be told by the nun who opened the door, that no visit could take place even though we were well within the stated opening hours. No explanation ( or indeed apology) was given. We will not get another chance to see the Convent sadly.Completely understand if circumstances meant not open that day but if you have a website the information should reflect this .

Francois Parent (2 years ago)
Cute convent with a few religious arts to see. The access to the church is through a door outside the convent and opened by an employee.

Teona Serafimova (2 years ago)
Lovely, decorated church full of art works. Ring the bell and one of the nuns will let you in. They were all very kind and tolerated my very limited Spanish! Entry is €5.

Emi HRSK (3 years ago)
Bought some jams from this monastery. They are really helpful and friendly. Their jams are amazing, highly recommended

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