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La Cartuja Monastery

TIME : 2016/2/19 1:42:37

This monastery is an architectural gem founded in the 15th century, set amid lovely gardens beside the A381, 9km from central Jerez. The early Carthusian monks here are credited with breeding the Cartujano at a time when the horse’s popularity had declined. You can look around the gardens and admire the church’s impressive baroque facade, but you can only peep inside during mass.