The monastery of San Antonio el Real is a monastic complex from the 15th century. The facade of the church is in Elizabethan Gothic style. It bears the coat of arms of King Henry IV (1454-1474), who ordered its construction and later donated it to the Franciscans. The monastery has been converted into a museum with a silver reliquary of Saint Anthony of Padua and several Flemish triptychs from the Utrecht school.
The convent of Santa Cruz la Real was the first Dominican monastery in the country to be founded during the lifetime of Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221), founder of the Dominican Order. Built in Romanesque style, it was remodelled during the time of the Catholic Monarchs (Queen Isabel I of Castile and King Ferdinand II), who gave the convent a relic of the Lignum Crucis. The convent was decommissioned in the 19th century, and its facilities now form the EI university campus in the city.
Segovia Cathedral, known as the Lady of the Cathedrals for its size and elegance, is a cathedral built between the 16th and 18th centuries in a Gothic style with some Renaissance elements. As part of the city of Segovia, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The monastery of Santa María del Parral was built from 1447 to 1503 under Henry IV. Its name is due to the fact that the Virgen del Parral, a Romanesque sculpture from a previous temple, is venerated there. The monastic complex presents a wide variety of styles, from Gothic to Mudejar and Plateresque. For more than 500 years it has been occupied by monks of the Order of San Jerónimo.
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