Link profile: Convento de Las Descalzas Reales

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Just to confuse, "convento" in Spanish often means "monastery" (and it can be disconcerting to come across a whole bunch of hairy monks when you were expecting to see demure nuns) but in this case really does mean "convent." The establishment in question is easy to miss, being right in the commercial centre of Madrid, but is well worth taking the trouble to see. It belongs to the order of the "Barefoot Royals" (actually the "Poor Clares" in English, a Franciscan order of nuns), was founded in 1557, and is quite fascinating to visit. Plan ahead a little: it can be dicky to visit, as it is still a working convent and its visiting hours are limited.
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