- The Convento de San Marcos was a convent in the city of León, Castile and León, Spain, that is today an operating luxury parador hotel.
- San Marcos is now home to the Museo de León, keeping remains and works of great historical and artistic value, amongst them is the Cristo de Carrizo, a...
- ...they were driven out of San Marco in 1418, and in 1438 the convent was given to the Dominican Observants.
- On our first morning we set off for The Convent of San Marco which dates from the 15C.
- The Convent of San Marcos is one of the great architectural jewels of the Spanish city of León along with the cathedral, the Basilica of San Isidoro and Casa Botines.
- The convent of San Marcos de León was the headquarters of the Military Order of Santiago, the most crucial and the most powerful in Spain.
- The convent of San Marco, transformed into a museum in the 19th century, houses one of Florence’s most spectacular collections of sacred art.
- A visit to the museum of San Marco is special because you can explore the areas of the Renaissance convent that were almost all frescoed by a member of the...
- In the courtyard of the convent Museo di San Marco you will find the chapter house, where Angelico's restored Crucifixion with Saints hangs.
- Today the convent is home to a museum, the Museo di San Marco, where visitors can admire the frescoes of Fra Angelico.
