Portal de Caravaca de la Cruz
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This Saturday begins the monumental guided the church and convent of San José of Discalced Carmelites of Caravaca de la Cruz, located on Main Street visits.
The activity is part of the pre-V Centenario commemoration of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus, promoted by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage of the City of Caravaca de la Cruz acts.
In recent months, following the transfer of the convent materialize the City by the owner company for the Year Teresian conditioning is the main church and convent stays, acclimating the most unique of the same spaces.
During the tour, attendees will access the guided tour as the kitchen units, provisional, professed chapel, chapel of the novitiate, a religious cell, refectory and craft (sewing and hostiario), besides the throne and litter of the Virgen del Carmen located on the first floor of the Senate.
The aim is that visitors can have a real and didactic than it is a reserved space to a closing idea.
"The proposed recreation spaces meant to be realistic at the same time rigorous. Was sought information from people who have joined the ever closing, which have more or less direct information about it or know other female cloistered monasteries with similar forms of life, "said Councilwoman Maria Cruz Perez, who has advanced being projected events and theatrical activities which will continue throughout the year Tersiano, to be held between October 15 2014 and October 15, 2015 .
The first edition of these visits, organized with the collaboration of Caravaca Jubilee will take place every Saturday from April, May and June, excluding the weekend of festivities.
To participate in the same book is a must attend the Municipal Tourist Office, located on Nuns Street, or contact via phone 968 702 424.
Admission is priced at 2 euros and 1 euro for children and pensioners (for children under 3 years admission is free).
Sisters Cities
Caravaca de la Cruz, along with 16 other Spanish cities, received the title of "City Teresiana" by the Carmelite Order.
Part of the "Twin Cities by Santa Teresa" project: Ávila, Soria, Burgos, Palencia, Valladolid, Medina del Campo, Segovia, Salamanca, Alba de Tormes, Pastrana, Toledo, Malagon, Villanueva de la Jara, Beas, Caravaca de la Cruz, Seville and Granada.
Within this joint project, has launched the cultural tourist route "Footprints Teresa" (www.huellasdeteresa.com).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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