Convent of the Carmelitas Descalzas
The Convent of the Carmelitas Descalzas (the Barefoot Carmelites) is located in the highest part of the city of Cuenca, and is currently the seat of the Menéndez Pelayo International Universityand of the Antonio Pérez Foundation.
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Contact address for Convent of the Carmelitas Descalzas
Calle del Trabuco, 16001
Cuenca (Cuenca)
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.
Museums (Total: 24)
Antonio Pérez Foundation Museum (Cuenca)
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Castilla-La Mancha Science Museum (Cuenca)
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Museum of Spanish Abstract Art (Cuenca)
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Tourism Information Office
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Toledo Tourist Information Office (Bisagra)
Puerta de Bisagra s/n
Toledo
(Toledo)
Tel. 925 220 843
Fax 925 252 648
