Royal Monastery of San Zoilo

The Royal Monastery of San Zoilo, in Antequera

The Royal Monastery of San Zoilo is a former Franciscan monastery of Antequera, which today shelters the municipal library. The Antequera audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this building, a royal foundation with a rich past.

The royal foundation become a library

The Royal Monastery of San Zoilo is a former Franciscan monastery of Antequera, a royal foundation dating back to the end of the fifteenth century, shortly after the Christian conquest of the town. A building with a rich spiritual past, it presents a Gothic and Mudéjar architecture, with its church, its cloister and its period elements. Today, the municipal library occupies part of its buildings, testifying to the reuse of the religious heritage of the city in the service of culture. The Monastery of San Zoilo thus illustrates the rich heritage of Antequera, a town of numerous convents and monasteries. You discover it with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the former Franciscan monastery of royal foundation, its Gothic and Mudéjar architecture, its church and its cloister, which today shelters the municipal library. The Monastery of San Zoilo illustrates the religious heritage of Antequera. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Royal Monastery of San Zoilo lies in Antequera, reachable on foot. A heritage place sheltering the municipal library, it can be visited with respect; access follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What does the Monastery of San Zoilo shelter today in Antequera?

The municipal library occupies part of its buildings; this former Franciscan monastery of royal foundation, with Gothic and Mudéjar architecture, testifies to the rich religious heritage of the town.

Where is the Monastery of San Zoilo?

In Antequera, in Spain.