MONASTERY OF LA CARTUJA

Located in a open orchard land ceded by Gonzálo Fernández de Córdoba (The Great Captain) in order to build a monastery for the Cartusian order which was later partially demolished after the disentailment in the 19th Century. The stances (the refractory, De Profundis hall, Capitulars and Lays hall) have a Gothic structure and are organized around a little vaulted and peristyled cloister. Most notable is the refractory, decorated by Fr. Juan Sánchez Cotán, with large mannerist canvases and the magnificent trompe-l'oeil of the cross. The church, best piece of the Andalusian Baroque, has a single nave with a choir at its feet. Behind the tabernacle board we can find the sagrario, with an impressive horror vacui decoration of plasterworks and polychromated materials. Therefore, the architecture becomes blurred amidst a chaos of broken and curved lines. On the left, there is the sacristy with fantastic inlay and carved plasterworks in the same way as in the sagrario.

Tickets:
- At the ticket office or with the City Pass.

Mondays to Sundays:      10h-13h      16h-18h