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Instituto Allende

TIME : 2016/2/18 10:03:29

This large 1736 complex, the original home of the Conde Manuel de la Canal, was used as a Carmelite convent, eventually becoming an art and language school in 1951. These days it's split into two – one area of several patios, gardens and an old chapel is used for functions, the other for courses. Above the main entrance is a carving of the Virgin of Loreto, patroness of the Canal family.