Convent of Las Descalzas Reales
Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
The monastery of Our Lady of the Visitation, better known as the Royal Barefoot is a monastery of cloistered nuns, Franciscan Poor Clares Discalced, founded in 1559 by Juana of Austria, widow of Prince Juan Manuel of Portugal, sister of King Philip II of Spain and mother of the future Portuguese King Sebastian. It is ideally situated on thesquare of the Discalced area near the Puerta del Sol square and street Preciados Celenque. It is a classic building from the sixteenth century that houses important works of art. Part of the monastery is now a museum dedicated to visitors.
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