Alhambra Guide: LA CARTUJA MONASTERY

LA CARTUJA MONASTERY -- Technical Sheet
Name:
LA CARTUJA MONASTERY
Description
It is located at a large piece of orchards land that was donated by the “Great Captain” for the Foundation of a convent of the “Carthusian” Order, which was partly destroyed after the Freeing from mortmain. The next rooms, with a Gothic structure: the Refectory, the “Profundis” room, Chapters of Monks and Lays, are distributed around the vaulted and peristyled small cloister (courtyard surrounded by columns). Stands out the Refectory, decorated by “Fr. Juan Sánchez Cotán” with big mannerist canvases and the magnificent trompe-l’oeil of the cross. The church, perfect example of the Andalusian Baroque, has one single nave with the choir at the foot. Behind the tabernacle is the Sacrarium with an astonishing plaster and polychromatic decoration. On the left we find the Sacristy, made with an impressive marquetry and carved plaster, the same as the Sacrarium.
Address
Camino de Alfacar, s/n, Granada, España
Telephone
(34) 958 161 932
Fax
(34) 958 161 932
Web Site
Cartuja de Granada
E-mail
oficina@alhambra.org
Timetables
Monday to Sunday from 10:00 – 13:00 h. and from 15:00 – 19:00 h. in winter and from 16:00 – 20:00 h. in summer.
Tickets Prix
General ticket: 3€ The tickets can be purchased at the ticket office or with the tourist bonus.
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