Granada

Rest day in Granada.
Two visits marked the day: the Monasterio de San Jerónimo, and the Monasterio La Cartuja.
The former is close to the cathedral, and on the Camino. We went there by strolling through the streets, passing through some of Granada's well-known sites.
The Catholic Monarchs built the Monasterio de San Jerónimo in 1505 for the Spanish order of Hermits of Saint Jerome. There is a cloister, rooms such as the refectory, the Chapter House, and a late Gothic church.
When we bought our tickets for the visits, we were told that we would have to take a bus to the Monasterio La Cartuja. Instead we walked there, which took us about 25 minutes, through the Elvira Gate, and down the street of the same name.
The first Carthusian monks arrived in Granada around 1514. The Monasterio La Cartuja also has a cloister, various rooms, which house a large number of paintings by the lay Carthusian friar Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560 - 1627), and a baroque-style church.Leia mais