Santa Clara Convent, Havana
Discover the Santa Clara Convent in Old Havana, Cuba and perhaps spend the night in this ancient building
Santa Clara Convent, Old Havana
The Convento de Santa Clara (Santa Clara Convent) is located in Calle Cuba Street, at the south of Plaza Vieja Square of Havana. This is the biggest and oldest convent in all of Cuba, built between 1638 and 1643. It was actually the first female convent in the city.
The temple stopped serving for religious purposes in 1920, housing for some time the Ministry of Public Works. It is currently part of the restoration team of Old Havana. With the exception of the church which is still undergoing renovation, the rest of the rooms have been remodelled and preserved giving them new life. In the building is the headquarters of the Centro Nacional de Restauración, Conservación y Museología (National Center for Restoration, Conservation and Museology), which has several workshops for the rescue of artistic works.
Visits are allowed here, it being recommended to visit the Colonial-style interior patio, where the first public fountain of the city was found; the cloister, the cells of the nuns and the small cemetery. It has a wonderful open-air setting, in what used to be an orchard, as well as abundant vegetation in the cloister, and long galleries. Although the austerity of its construction makes it a simple construction, the passage of time has made it an architectural delight.
It is even possible to spend the night in one of its cells for a reasonable price in parts that have been converted into something of an inn.
More information:
Location:
Calle Cuba nº 610, La Habana, Cuba.
Ticket price:
2 CUC.
Opening hours:
Mondays through Fridays from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Interactive map:
What to see in Old Havana
- Essential places to visit:
- Plaza de la Catedral Square
- Havana Cathedral
- Palacio de los Marqueses de Aguas Claras Palace
- Museo de Arte Colonial
- Plaza de Armas Square
- Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Force)
- Museo de Navegación (Maritime Museum)
- City Museum (Capitanes Generales Palace)
- Plaza de San Francisco de Asís Square
- San Francisco de Asís Convent and Religious Art Museum
- Rum Museum
- Plaza Vieja Square
- Planetarium
- Calle Mercaderes Street
- Maqueta Museum of Old Havana (Scale Model Museum)
- Calle Obispo Street
- Places to visit (See for superior stays to 3 days):
- La Bodeguita del Medio
- Palacio del Conde de Lombillo Palace
- Marqués de Arcos Palace
- Segundo Cabo Palace
- El Templete
- Automobile Museum
- Casa de la Obra Pía House
- Bacardí Building
- Plaza del Cristo Square
- Belén Convent
- Casa Natal de José Martí (Birthplace Museum)
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Church
- Other places:
- Alejandro Humboldt Museum
- Fototeca de Cuba
- Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center
- Marqués de Prado Ameno Cards Museum
- National Museum of Natural History of Cuba
- La Casona Art Center
- Simón Bolívar House Museum
- Armería 9 de Abril Museum
- Chocolate Museum
- Casa de Asia House Museum
- Casa de África House Museum
- Casa de México Benito Juárez House Museum
- Tobacco Museum
- Firefighters Museum
- Oswaldo Guayasamín House Museum
- Numismatic Museum
- 28 de Septiembre de los CDR Museum
- Goldsmithing Museum
- Mural Painting Museum
- Farmacia Habanera Museum
- Santa Clara Convent
- Iglesia Parroquial del Espíritu Santo Church
- IIglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje Church
- Nuestra Señora de Kazán Orthodox Cathedral
- Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio Church
- El Floridita
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