Arts & Culture · Our pick in Valencia
El Patriarca
Founded 1583
A Renaissance college of 1583, with Flemish tapestries and works by Caravaggio and El Greco.
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Image courtesy of © Rafa Esteve · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout El Patriarca
El Patriarca, the Royal College Seminary of Corpus Christi, was founded in 1583 by St John of Ribera, Archbishop of Valencia, and completed in 1610: one of Spain’s finest Renaissance buildings. Its museum holds works by Caravaggio and El Greco, and 16th-century Flemish tapestries hang in its chapel. Guided tours on Fridays at 10.30am.
Our take
- Renaissance cloister
- Caravaggio and El Greco
- Friday tours
- Address
- Calle de la Nave 1, 46002 Valencia
Ciutat Vella, Valencia - Phone
- +34 963 51 41 76
- Website
- patriarcavalencia.es
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with El Patriarca before you go.
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