What you'll hear inside San Marcos Convent:

• 1
  Plateresque Façade

  The Plateresque façade of the Convent of San Marcos stretches along the banks of the Bernesga river, a striking two-storey composition crowned with ornamental stonework and candelabra.

• 2
  Renaissance Cloister

  The Renaissance cloister sits within the convent church and comprises three rooms open to visit.

• 3
  Sacristy of Juan de Badajoz

  The Sacristía de Juan de Badajoz stands as a masterpiece of Leonese plateresque architecture, completed in 1549.

• 4
  Tower Palace

  The Torre Palaciega crowns the riverside façade overlooking the Bernesga river.

• 5
  Chapter House

  The Salón Capitular stands as one of the finest spaces within the Convento de San Marcos, miraculously preserved intact during the building's conversion into a parador.

• 6
  Choir by Juan de Juni and Guillermo Doncel

  The choir stalls in the Church of San Marcos represent a remarkable 16th-century masterpiece, carved from unpainted walnut.

• 7
  Church of San Marcos

  Late Gothic church consecrated in 1541, with Juan de Juni reliefs on the portal.

• 8
  Main Doorway

  Arch with St Mark on the keystone, relief of St James at Clavijo and crest with Fame.

• 9
  San Marcos Museum (León Museum annex)

  Rooms in cloister and sacristy on the monument's history: 'What San Marcos was / had'.

• 10
  Parador de San Marcos

  Pilgrims' hospital turned 5-star Parador (1964); halls with Flemish art.