Convent of the Carmelitas Descalzas

Phone: 969220925

Fax: 969220739

Email: cuenca@uimp.es

Website: www.uimp.es/centros_cu...

Location

In the upper part of the city, over the River Huécar Gorge, within the area declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Type of monument

Religious Architecture

Period

17th Century

Art style

Herrerian-Baroque

How to get there

Road transport

The convent was occupied by the Carmelitas Descalzas in 1608, and underwent two renovations over the course of the 17th century: in 1624, under the charge of the Master Mason Juan de Celaya, and in 1651 under the master carpenter Pedro García and the master builder Antonio Velasco.

It has a extended polygonal floor plan, that is adapted to the topography, and a well balanced classic facade, with a doorway in the main body, according to the fashion of the early Baroque; the different parts of the building are an essential part of the Huécar Gorge cornice.

The building also houses the Antonio Pérez Foundation museum.

Timetables

It is only possible to visit the exterior of the monument. The interior is occupied by the museum.