Convent of Santa Clara
It was founded in 1238 according to the rigorous rule of the Franciscans of San Damiano or Poor Clares. This former female cloistered convent preserves few remains from the time of its founding, just a simple Gothic doorway with an alfiz and a few windows.
A fire forced its reconstruction at the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. In Renaissance style we can see the magnificent lowered arches with recesses in the thread and medallions in the spandrels, which support the wooden roof of the lower choir.
The current Church shows baroque style vaults and altarpieces. Originally it was covered with a mudéjar roof that was hidden between the roof and the later Baroque vault, but it is possible to see it from a short distance through a system of walkways, allowing you to observe the interesting heraldic iconography of its polychrome.
Historical Data
- Architecture
- Religious architecture
- Construction
- Monastery / Convent
- Predominant styles
- Baroque
- Historical Period
- Early modern period
When to visit it?
Opening hours
- From November 1 to March 31:
- From Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Sundays and holidays: 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
- Closed: Monday
- From March 1 to March 31:
- From Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM and 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- Sundays and holidays: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Closed: Monday
Taxes
- General 8 €
- Reduced 5 €
- Groups 4 €
Observations: 24 and 31 December:10:00 to 14:00 hours 25th of December and 1st and 6th of January: closed
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Get to know the surroundings
Address and map location
- Postal address Lucero, 2. Salamanca. NaN. Salamanca
- Phones618 133 588
Tourist information
Salamanca town hall
To know moreAddress
- Postal address Plaza Mayor, 1. municipality of Salamanca . Salamanca
- Web
- Phones923 279 100
- Fax923 279 114
Salamanca tourism office
Address
- Postal address P/ Mayor, 32. Salamanca. NaN. Salamanca
- Web
- Phones
- 902 302 002
- 923 218 342
- Fax923 263 409
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