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Monasterio de Santa Catalina
A walled citadel of a convent in the heart of Arequipa, with brightly painted lanes, cloisters and cells.
- Editor's score
- 4.9
- Visit
- 2 h
- Price
- €€
About
Founded in 1579, the monastery grew into a small town within the city, where nuns from wealthy families lived with their servants in private houses. Only a small community remains today, and visitors wander its maze of streets, fountains, kitchens and cloisters, painted in deep blues, reds and ochres.
Best time to go: Explore in the late afternoon, when the low sun makes the blue and red walls glow.
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