Toledo · Spain

Monasterio San Juan de los Reyes

Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes

Religiousgoogle verified

~30 min

easy

8/10

spiritual

Spain's Catholic rulers hoped this church would represent the ultimate triumph of their religion over others. This imposing 15th-century Franciscan monastery was provocatively founded in the heart of the Jewish quarter. The highlight is the amazing two-level cloister — a harmonious fusion of late-Gothic downstairs and Mudéjar architecture upstairs. Note the chains dangling from the northeastern facade — they belonged to Christian prisoners liberated from Muslim Granada.