Recoleta Convent

Dominating the city from the heights of the hill, the wonderful garden of the Franciscan Convent is worth to see and climb. Spread of orange’s plants, the immense cedar standing in the middle is undoubtedly the king; the tree would be more than 1400 years and 8 persons are needed to surround it. The inside of the convent houses a great collection of religious paintings and sculptures, anonymous, quite strange wooden crucifixes and linguistic and philosophic manuscripts. In the church, the choir is carved into wood, telling the story of Franciscan martyrs in mission in Japan, burned with all their accompaniment. The viewpoint located in the front of the convent offers one of the most beautiful views of Sucre, with beautiful archways, romanticism is truly present in the convent. Monastery of San Felipe Nery In the beginning, the Convent of San Felipe de Nery was a monastery and a convent. Today, this is a school we can visit if we ring. The church is open to everyone, there are paintings and typically neoclassical architecture. The crypt, under the main nave, is an intriguing place which saw secrets rendezvous between sisters and monks, then between guerilleros and revolutionaries. But what makes San Felipe famous is, without doubt, the view on the roofs. Tiles and mosaics, wave shape, give an amazing walk above Sucre’s roofs. From the immaculate white bell tower, we better understand why Sucre has been called the White City. The splendor of the city expanding under our feet is astonishing. Opening hours: from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 11.30am and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, on Sundays from 3 pm to 7 pm.