What you'll hear inside Convent of Santa Paula:

• 1
  Main Altarpiece

  An altarpiece by José Fernando de Medinilla dating from 1730, presided over by a sculpture of Saint Paula, featuring Baroque decoration and reliefs of Saint Jerome.

• 2
  San Juan Evangelista Altarpiece

  An altarpiece by Alonso Cano (1635) featuring a sculpture of Saint John the Evangelist carved by Martínez Montañés in 1637.

• 3
  Retable of Saint John the Baptist

  Crafted by Felipe de Ribas in 1637, this retable features a central sculpture by Montañés and images of Saint Anne and Saint Elizabeth.

• 4
  Retablo of the Most Holy Christ

  A work by Felipe de Ribas featuring a crucifix attributed to Pedro Millán and a relief depicting the Descent into Limbo in the upper section.

• 5
  Retablos of the Virgin of the Rosary

  Seventeenth-century altarpiece by Gaspar de Ribas featuring a nineteenth-century image of the Sorrowful Virgin.

• 6
  Coro Alto

  Convent space featuring a Mudéjar coffered ceiling by Diego López de Arenas (1623), crafted in the paired rafter and knot technique.

• 7
  Lower Choir

  Features a continuous bench and ceramic tilework by Hernando de Valladares (1615–1616), with the Virgin of Love at the far end.

• 8
  Main Cloister

  Built by Diego López Bueno in the seventeenth century, this cloister connects with the old courtyard through a four-bay arcade.

• 9
  Patio Viejo

  The smaller and older of the two courtyards, linked to the main cloister through an arcade supported by paired columns.

• 10
  Chapel of the Sacred Heart

  Chapel accessible from the courtyard of the locutorios beside the convent museum.