Monasterio de las Huelgas, Castile and Leon, Spain

4.5 (1.486 reviews) Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Spent Ranking #8 in Castile and Leon Historic Sites • Religious Sites

Must visit

Visits at Las Huelgas need to be prebooked and are only guided visits available. I am unsure whether they do them in English (I did mine in Spanish) and the site is full of treasures and incredibly beautiful. If you plan to spend more than a day in Burgos ensure that you book Las Huelgas to avoid missing-out. The only but that I can give to the site is that while the guide was very knowledgeable he did not interact and engage much with the visitors (lecture-like) and I would have liked to take more time for the visit (also photos are not allowed indoors).

Address

Calle Compas de Adentro, 09001 Burgos Spain

Mobile

+34 947 20 16 30

Website

http://www.monasteriodelashuelgas.org

Working hours

Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Sunday : 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 11:32

User Ratings

4.5 based on (1.486 reviews)

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Reviews

  • 5Antoine R 5:00 PM Jul 30, 2019
    Must see
    A must see for those who love art and history. And for everybody else. Pitty you may only take pictures outside and of the cloister because there is so much interesting things to see on the inside. And what is a real shame is that you can only enter with a guide (and a guard joining every group) who explains everything in spanish... There is no audio tour. Luckliy the stories weren't endless, like in many other places, and the guide was happy to answer questions in english, but you can't ask everything time and time again... And still there is so much to see. Make sure to check opening hours, and families of 5 or more can enter for free.
  • 4Anthony-Susan 5:00 PM Nov 2, 2014
    Outstanding, but I wouldn't recommend to most
    My wife and I loved it, especially the mudejar stone carving and roofs. But...it was a hike out of town to get there, and you can only see it as part of a guided tour. The scheduled tour started 45 minutes late, and when the guide spoke in both Spanish and English, the tour seemed to last forever. And her explanation in either language, which I understand well, was definitely not worth it. Skip this, and instead go to the Cartuja de Miraflores, which in my view is must see and easy to do.

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