This is the monastery of saint Jerome. It is located in my street and part of it still functions so I often see nuns walking by my balcony. I visited it on my own before my brother was here and later we went back together because it is really something. From the outside it did not look that impressive (ok it was a pretty big old building) but from the inside it blew me away. The living quarters and courtyard of the monastery are quite simple as one would expect from a monastery but the main church building it completely decorated with the most beautiful stuccos, paintings, statues and wood carving. The altarpiece is several layers all done by different famous painters and sculptors and again, HUGE.
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