Monastery of Santa Teresa
Monasterio de Santa Teresa
A Discalced Carmelite monastery completed in 1710, where the yellow cloister and religious art museum are well worth a visit.
The monastery is still home to nuns. The part open to visitors is a religious art museum, which displays colonial paintings, sculptures, gold and silverware, and the nativity scenes made by the nuns. The bright yellow cloisters and courtyards are very photogenic, and there are fewer people here than at Santa Catalina.
Homemade sweets and soaps made by the nuns are sold at the entrance. It is about 10 minutes on foot from the Plaza de Armas, and you can ask for a guide to accompany your visit.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:00 (open Sunday afternoons; check on site)
Nearby sights
- Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
- Casa Tristán del Pozo
- Santa Catalina Monastery
- Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
- Plaza de Armas of Arequipa
- Casa del Moral
- Church of the Society of Jesus
- San Camilo Market