Cartuja Monastery

A specimen of popular Baroque style of architecture, Cartuja Monastery , is situated on the city's outskirts. There is a cloister garden at the entrance, followed by small rooms with paintings of the martyrs. The single-nave church in the compound is beautifully decorated.

It was under construction in the 16th century, but it was completed three centuries later. Monasterio de la Cartuja, also called the Monasterio de la Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, belonged to the Carthusian order. It is characterized by a simple, yet elegant exterior, a bright courtyard and a marvellous interior. It houses an ornately decorated church which is one of the most beautiful religious buildings in Spain. The Baroque Sanctuary in the monastery displays beautiful paintings, marble statues, altar pieces and other artwork with intrinsic details. The sacristy, designed by Luis de Arevalo, is the most important feature of the church. There is a painting of Last Supper by Fray Juan Sanchez Cotan in the refectory.