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Real Monasterio de la Encarnación

Name: Real Monasterio de la Encarnación
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

4.6 ·

Join a guided tour of the Real Monasterio de la Encarnación, a working 17th-century convent in central Madrid. Spend about an hour among its artworks and see the reliquary of Saint Pantaleon.

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Full description

The Real Monasterio de la Encarnación is a 17th-century cloistered convent founded in the early 1600s, where a small group of nuns still live in prayer and contemplation. Inside are noted artworks and a reliquary said to hold the dried blood of Saint Pantaleon.

Visits are by guided tour of about an hour, usually in Spanish, covering the monastery's history and the people connected with it. Reviewers recommend booking tickets on the official website.

The monastery is closed on Mondays and the experience is quiet and reflective rather than grand.

Visits are by guided tour of about an hour, usually in Spanish, covering the monastery's history and the people connected with it. Reviewers recommend booking tickets on the official website.

The monastery is closed on Mondays and the experience is quiet and reflective rather than grand.

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Address

Pl. de la Encarnación, 1, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain · Centro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking required

Duration

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Book tickets on the official website in advance
tours are usually in Spanish
check the opening hours as the monastery is closed on Mondays.

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Reviews

Excellent 1h tour in Spanish about the history and important people in the history of this Monastery. The tour tickets are sold inside behind the door on the left side of the church court, where you can buy souvenirs for supporting the Monastery.

L.G. Obreja

2/5

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