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Monasterio de las Huelgas Description

The Monasterio de las Huelgas was originally a country residence of the kings of Castile (huelga = "repose, relaxation"), which Alfonso VIII converted into a Cistercian convent for ladies of the highest rank in 1187 at the request of his wife Eleanor, daughter of Henry II of England. The convent was also to be the place of burial of the kings of Castile.

Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites; Tombs, burial site

Monasterio de las Huelgas Highlights

Hospital del Rey

Some 2km/1.25mi northwest of Las Huelgas is the Hospital del Rey, a hospice for pilgrims traveling on the Way of St. James founded by Alfonso VIII. It has a fine Plateresque doorway of 1526.

Monasterio de las Huelgas

The Gothic church, built in the undecorated style of the Cistercians in 1248, contains in the Coro de los Capillanos, in the center of the nave, the tomb of Alfonso and Eleanor, with kneeling

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Museum of Fabrics

This Museum of Fabrics displays a unique collection of garments and fabrics found in sarcophagi in the church.

Sala Capitular

In the chapterhouse, which opens off one of the Romanesque cloisters, are a banner captured from the Moors in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) and four Turkish standards taken in the battle

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St James's Chapel

In Alfonso VIII's palace, reached by way of another Romanesque cloister with plant capitals, is the Capilla de Santiago, which has a figure of the saint with a movable arm holding a sword. This is

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Hours

April 1 to September 30

Open	Closed	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30	10:30
Closed		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	15:00
Open		15:30	15:30	15:30	15:30	15:30	15:30
Closed		17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45

October 1 to March 31

Open	Closed	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	10:30
Closed		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00	15:00
Open		16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00
Closed		18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6) Good Friday - Christian Feast of St James - Christian (July 25) Assumption Day - Christian (August 15) Christmas - Christian (December 25)