The 500-year-old monastery of Santa Carina is the most famous attraction in the area, the abbey is very large in size, the architecture is particularly beautiful, especially its red exterior walls are impressive.
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Santa Catalina Monastery Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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The Santa Catarina Monastery in the center of Arequipa is a city within a city. In 1580, a wealthy man founded the monastery and selected nuns from local wealthy Spanish families. The hedonistic way of life was maintained here for almost three centuries, until the arrival of a strict Dominican nun. The monastery, which occupies an entire street and is surrounded by high walls made of volcanic rock, was not open to the public until 1970. Walking through those narrow streets, beautiful courtyards and hidden stairs, it seems to be in another time and space, making people involuntarily calm down and experience the life of the nuns in those days.
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Santa Catalina Monastery Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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The 500-year-old monastery of Santa Carina is the most famous attraction in the area, the abbey is very large in size, the architecture is particularly beautiful, especially its red exterior walls are impressive.
Santa Catalina Monastery is the main attraction for travel to the city. The monastery is relatively large and the building is quite old. Although I don't know much about religion, the introduction of the night pot can still feel the piety of locals for their religious beliefs.
Visitors to Peru's second largest city Arequipa, the low-key white city, like a city in the middle of the city, the favorite is the Santa Catalina monastery, the red, white and blue walls, the most beautiful red wall in Peru, too suitable for literary tourists to come to take pictures The nuns can also be seen in the monastery Room, washing place, feel the quiet and beautiful monastery style!
This is the most famous building in Arequipa, which has been more than 500 years old, the monastery is large, known as the largest convent in the world, the whole wall is red, and the courtyard still retains the same way that the nuns lived hundreds of years ago, through here, You can feel the quiet lifestyle of the nuns, and it will make you wonder about the atheism.
This convent is enormous, almost like a small village within a city. There is a lot of interesting history here and if you believe in this, the energy is very strong here. I would say that this is the most worth it place to visit while in Arequipa.
Tickets are very expensive, but the color is bright, very characteristic monastery, sunny days in the monastery yard to bask in the sun is very good, here to say Santa Catalina Street, there are a dazzling array of alpaca products shops. Calle Santa Catalina is the small street leading to the monastery from the Arms Square. The alpaca products shops around the small street will dazzle you. Master a sentence: too cheap and not good, but the eyes of the fire and the more affordable price are enough to let you buy the bag. The Sol and Kuna that have been introduced before are on this street, but in addition to these two, Baby Alpaca Boutique and Millma''s Baby Alpaca behind the main church are also excellent and can be negotiated. Recommended: Baby Alpaca Boutique scarves are 40 [%] cheaper than Sol.
Go to Peru's second largest city, Arequipa, the low-key white city, like a city in the middle of the city, the favorite is the Santa Catalina monastery, the red, white and blue walls, the most beautiful red wall in Peru, too suitable for literary tourists to come to take pictures The nun's bedroom can also be seen in the monastery, Wash place, feel the quiet and beautiful monastery style!