Concepcionistas Convent The Convento de Clausura de la Virgen de la Concepción, an enclosed convent built during the 16th century, is a renaissance transition-style building, although large portions of it have been restored. The church has a basilica form, with a...
Los Remedios Chapel The current building of Los Remedios Chapel dates back to 1664 and contains a single nave, with a floor in the form of a Greek cross and a hemispherical dome at its centre. It is home to the canonical seat of the Hermandad del Descendimiento, which...
Former Gate of the Dominicas de Altegracia Convent Santa María Gate, one of the eight gates on the wall of Villa Real, is the location of a door belonging to the Antiguo Convento de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia, a former convent demolished in the...
Torreón del Alcázar Gate In one of the most central gardens in the city is Torreón del Alcázar Gate, the construction of which was ordered by Alfonso X the Wise. It consists of a vestige that was located at the highest and clearest point in the city to be able to...
Wall In 1255, King Alfonso X ordered Villa Real to be founded, defining its urban boundaries and ordering the construction of an oval-shaped wall, which was basically made of rammed earth, with the exception of its 130. This wall initially contained seven gates,...
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