Seville
Monasterio de Santa Paula
Founded in the 15th century by Ana de Santill�n y de Guzm�n, this monastery of the Hieronymite nuns of Santa Paula is located in the plaza de San Marcos in the centre of Seville. You enter the monastic complex through a simple brick door decorated with tiles
and illustrated with an image of the saint. Once through this door you will come across the Sagrado Coraz�n chapel, which features a magnificent baroque altarpiece from Granada built in the 18th century. Its interior decoration has gothic and Renaissance elements but most of the works and decoration is 17th century baroque.

Cartuja de Santa Mar�a de las Cuevas
Located on the island of la Cartuja, this monastery dates back to the 15th century when the Order of Saint Bruno built the premises. For centuries it has been associated with the discovery of America: it was where the goods were kept for Colombus' family and where the second burial of the admiral took place. On visiting the Carthusian monastery you will be able to appreciate different architectural styles, such as its mud�jar cloister and its gothic church and capitals room.

Granada
Monasterio de San Jer�nimo
Located near the ancient city of Santa Fe, this palace belonged to the Nasrid dynasty and became a monastery of the Order of St Jerome in the 16th century. The construction and decoration of the cloisters were mainly designed by the renowned architect Diego de Silo�, who was unable to finish is work, which is why some of the later chapels incorporate different styles and decoration to those of Silo�. The truly outstanding feature of this monastery are the two inner cloisters, one gothic and the other Renaissance.

C�diz
Cartuja de la Defensi�n de Nuestra Se�ora
Five kilometres from the town of Jerez de la Frontera can be found this Carthusian monastery founded by a community of monks. The origin of this building lies in a hermitage constructed in honour of this saint, who the locals venerate and who is attributed as having led to the victories of the Christian kings in their medieval battles against the Muslims. However, it was not until the 15th century that �lvaro Obertos de Valetos founded the order and laid the first stone. The building has a 17th century neoclassical fa�ade, four large Doric columns supporting a frieze with the coat of arms of King Philip II.

Huelva
Santa Mar�a de la R�bida
The Franciscan monastery of Santa Mar�a de R�bida is located between the rivers Tinto and Odiel and very near to the town of Palos de la Frontera. This is where Colmbus' trip to the New World began over 500 years ago. One of the most noteworthy elements of this austere monastery is the whiteness of its walls, contrasting sharply with the ochre of the roofs and the brick frames of the doors. A small temple built in brick and stone, which is reached via a gothic, pointed arch with mud�jar details. The interior features a nave with a wooden roof built in the last century to replace the former roof.

C�rdoba
Monasterio de Santa Clara
Belonging to nuns of the Order of St. Clare, this building was founded in the 16th century.
It includes countless historic works and objects, which reflect the development of the mystic life from 1525 to the present day.