Monasterio El Carmen
Monasterio de El Carmen
A seventeenth-century Carmelite convent, hailed as Trujillo’s most beautiful colonial church, housing colonial paintings.
The Monastery of El Carmen was built in 1725 as a convent of the Carmelite order. Its church retains a gold-leaf Baroque altarpiece and pulpit, and it is considered the best-preserved colonial-era church in Trujillo. The attached painting museum (Pinacoteca) houses more than 150 religious paintings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and a restoration workshop is on display. The nuns still live in seclusion, and visitors can buy pastries made by the nuns through a rotating window. Opening hours are limited, so it is advisable to check in advance.
Opening hours
Museum open Mon–Sat mornings
Nearby sights
- Jirón Pizarro
- Museum of Archaeology, National University of Trujillo
- Palacio Iturregui
- Casa de la Emancipación
- Casa Ganoza Chopitea
- Trujillo Cathedral
- Casa Urquiaga
- Plaza de Armas de Trujillo