Burgos - Cartuja de Miraflores

The Cartuja de Miraflores, situated on a wooded hill to the east of Burgos, was a Carthusian house founded by King John II and intended as a burial place for himself and his wife Isabella of Portugal. After being destroyed by fire in 1452 it was rebuilt by Juan de Colonia and his son Simón. The plain Gothic exterior of the church contrasts with the sumptuous furnishings of the interior, notably the large gilded high altar by Gil de Siloé and Diego de la Cruz and the alabaster tomb of John and Isabella (also by Gil de Siloé), one of the richest of its kind in Spain. In a recess in the north wall is the alabaster tomb of the Infante Alfonso (d. 1468), decorated with luxuriant arabesques. The Capilla de San Bruno has a statue of the saint by Manuel Pereira.