Convento de Santa Clara

Sevilla Province


With its Gothic ribbed vaulting, carved Mudéjar-style ceiling and dazzling altarpiece – a shining example of Sevillan baroque – the Santa Clara convent appeals to both art and architecture buffs. Take in the bell tower, actually an 18th-century addition, and pretty, arch-lined cloister before picking up some cookies baked by the resident nuns.


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