Monastery of Santa Catalina (Monasterio de Santa Catalina) Arequipa

Santa Catalina 301, Arequipa , Peru - Phone: (54) 229 798
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    207 reviews 22 travel blogs 4 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Architectural building, Religious site, Historic walking area, Art museum, Garden

    Popularity

    4of 22 attractions in Arequipa

TravelPod Member ReviewsMonastery of Santa Catalina (Monasterio de Santa Catalina) Arequipa

  • A bit expensive, but interesting

    3

    nathan.gilpin 8 contributions Oregon City, United States Apr 10, 2012

    The well preserved Monastery is a bit expensive on admission, but information is presented well. Though I didn't hire one, the guides that I heard talking to other groups as I walked around were doing a great job and the people of the groups seemed satisfied. Worth the visit, and even better on Tuesday or Thursday evenings when around 5:30PM they start lighting the candles and fires throughout, very cool.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

  • Take a guided tour...

    4

    smitherson 25 contributions United Kingdom Mar 10, 2012

    Really enjoyed our visit and the tips for a guided tour were well worth it for the inside story on the life of the nuns. Totally not what we expected! Beautiful place, wish we could have gone Tues or Thurs evening for the night lights but still excellent use of 2 hours whatever time of day.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

  • Santa Catalina Monastery

    4

    siubhal 3 contributions Inverness, United Kingdom Feb 5, 2012

    Very interesting place to visit. Well worth getting a guided tour.

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  • Stunning

    5

    heatherebekah 7 contributions United States Oct 23, 2011

    The Santa Catalina Monastery is like a city within a city. We spent hours exploring the colorful courtyards and rooms of the Monastery. It is well worth the 30 soles.

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Monastery of Santa Catalina (Monasterio de Santa Catalina) Arequipa

  • 1

    More goodbyes

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    During the 3 day trek I had become good friends with my trekking companions and we enjoyed our last evening together in Arequipa by going out for a meal and a drink. The first to leave the group were the English couple, they left early the next morning.

    The next evening the Swiss girls too would be catching a bus to their next destination …

  • 2

    Colca!

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    Après un bus de 7h sans soucis, nous arrivons de bonne heure à Arequipa. On trouve notre hotel et on se balade dans cette belle ville qui a gardé un quartier historique bien conservé (maisons coloniales avec patios, place avec arcades, ...).
    On se pose deux jours avant de partir faire un trek dans le canyon de Colca (2ème canyon le plus profond …

  • 3

    Juanita You Look So Good For Being 500

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    After successfully crossing into Peru we caught a bus to the second biggest city in Peru. We met a band from Holland on the bus and crammed into a Taxi to find a hostel. The manager serenaded us with marginal guitar playing as we drove through the city and the bass player
    communicated through Napoleon Dynamite quotes. It was an entertaining …

  • 4

    Watch out for the altitude, and the tortoise

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    The other day a waiter asked what soup we wanted and we simultaneously answered "beer". So we decided to stick around in Arequipa and get some Spanish lessons, which finished last Friday. The school is lovely; a colonial style building with tables and chairs in the garden where we had a week of 4 hours a day grammar and conversation. Just us but …

  • 5

    Arequipa city - unesco world heritage site

    15 photos

    On our last day in Arequipa we used a day for city tour.
    More specificly the Santa Catalina Monastery and Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa on the main square. The main city is build on white volcanic stone.It is a unesco world heritage site. The backgrund i absolutly amazing also with the volcanos "El Misti", "Chachani" and "Pichu Pichu" watching …

  • 6

    A great stay!

    36 photos

    I arrived around 10AM in Arequipa, Peru, caught a collectivo (semi public transport) to the city center and made my way to a recommended stay. Los Andes Bed & Breakfast had great reviews online and in my Lonely Planet book, so I wanted to give it a chance. So glad I did. While a bit pricier than other options in the city center the B&B made …

  • 7

    Arequipa and the Colca Canyon

    19 photos

    Wow there is a lot to share in this entry, though I'll try to be as brief as possible....Arequipa city is Peru's second largest and is surrounded by several impressive (supposedly extinct) volcanoes, rising high above the city. Consequently most of the buildings around town are made from a white volcanic stone, all in all providing a very pretty …

  • 8

    I can see a LOT in 5 hours! (well, if I want to)

    Our bus arrived at 7am in Arequipa. My first priority was to find a bus that would take me to Tacna the next day. Apparently, none were going so I decided to buy a ticket through Cruz del Sur to leave the same day of arrival but at 4:15 and not stay in Arequipa the one night after all. I had about 5 hours to see Arequipa. Time to prioritize. While …

  • 9

    Monasterio Santa Catalina

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    Bezoek aan het prachtige Monasterio de Santa Catalina …

  • 10

    'The World's Deepest Canyon'

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    After 3 amazing weeks in Cusco, Sarah and I thought that was probably time to head on to Arequipa. After booking a sleeper bus we arrived at the terminal only to discover it was only semi cama. That's the last time we book through a travel agency. South America being the land of the random speed
    bump didn’t help the journey either.
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  • 1

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    ... rather more prosperous than the rest of Peru - apart from Lima. One of the best things we´ve seen there is the Monastery of Santa Catalina which was an absolute delight and the photos cannot do it justice. It´s like a city in itself. It took us an ...

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  • 3

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  • 4

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    ... tricky but so far we have managed it. So for a bit of peace and quiet we made our way to the Monastery of Santa Catalina. Sheltered from the rest of Arequipa by high, thick stone walls it's a maze of streets and courtyards, and so pleasing to the eye ...

  • 5

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    ... , but I'm in Peru!), and it is Peruvian-owned. Since I had Monday off, I took the opportunity to go visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina (I believe I mentioned that in yesterday's entry), and then a bus tour of the city. Before signing off in a few ...

  • 6

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    ... founded by the 'white' Spaniards, who wanted a city in the mountains where there was water available. We visited The Monastery of Santa Catalina, which is an old convent and then walked round the city square, conscious of the altitude, looking at the ...

  • 7

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    ... are Zebra Crossings, but I think the white strips are only there to make it easier to mop up the blood. Monastery of Santa Catalina The monastery, about 2 blocks away from the main Plaza de Armes, is like a fortress surrounded by featureless, high ...

  • 8

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    ... of churches and shops as Cusco but not quite as manic or dusty. After a quick lunch of empanadas we visited the Monastery of Santa Catalina and wandered around quite happily in the pretty and tranquil grounds for a couple of hours until the lack of ...

  • 9

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    ... The next day it was time for the Australian boys to get a plane to Lima. We had time to visit the interesting Monastery of Santa Catalina before it was time for another goodbye... The doors of this monastery weren't open to public until 1970. ...

  • 10

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