Convento de las Clarisas de San Diego

Delicious almonds

I'm glad I was lucky to be the last costumer before closing. It seems most things close at 14 oclock in Alcala, maybe for a ciesta. So I got there and talked to a woman behind a wooden door that spins...

And a lovely plaza

I simply noticed it's been awhile since anyone reviewed this experience. To update, the convent is still holding up to its famous reputation for serving tasty, candied almonds through a 'door'. Yes, y...

Famous Candied almonds

I had to go here to get the candied and that someone told us were so awesome. Go just for the true local cultural experience of ordering this candy from a nun that you don't see. They have sizes for a...

Neat

This was a pretty neat little place, where you can buy candied almonds in varying amounts from the invisible nuns.

Nice convent and delicious cracked almonds

Original Text

This beautiful convent was built about 125 years ago in the sun where it is the XV and XVI century was the University Press and therefore where the Complutense Polyglote Bible was printed, it is d...