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Ex-Convento de la Concepción

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A hostel with history

Una hospedería con historia

Situado a las afueras de Ayllón, el Convento de la Concepción es un antiguo convento del siglo XVI que cuenta con una imponente portada en la que, al igual que en la Casa del Ayuntamiento, luce el escudo de sus fundadores, los marqueses de Villena, duques de Escalona y condes de San Esteban. Llama la atención el campanario, alojado en una espadaña mudéjar de ladrillo que tiene adosada una especie de mirador a ambos lados. A lo largo de su historia ha sufrido diversos avatares, como varios incendios o la invasión de las tropas francesas durante la Guerra de Independencia. Fue habitado por las monjas Concepcionistas Franciscanas, si bien desde 2005 es una hospedería y restaurante, pero puedes acceder a las zonas comunes de este antiguo monasterio para admirar su claustro de dos plantas y su iglesia románica, que alberga muchas reliquias que pertenecieron al Convento de San Francisco.
Located on the outskirts of Ayllón, the Convent of the Conception is an old convent of the 16th century that has an imposing cover on which, as in the Town Hall House, sports the shield of its founders, the Marquises of Villena, Dukes of Escalona and counts of San Esteban. The bell tower attracts attention, housed in a Mudejar brick bulrush that has a kind of viewpoint attached to both sides. Throughout its history it has suffered various avatars, such as several fires or the invasion of French troops during the War of Independence. It was inhabited by the Franciscan Conceptionist nuns, although since 2005 it is a hostel and restaurant, but you can access the common areas of this old monastery to admire its two-story cloister and its Romanesque church, which houses many relics that belonged to the Convent of San Francisco.
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