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Contact Address:
Camino
del Monasterio, Carretera a Huelva, 21819
La Rabida (Huelva)
Tel. +34 959350411 / Fax +34 959656041
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Franciscan Monastery.
The Monastery of La Rábida has been Franciscan property since the 13th century. It was declared an Historic-Artistic Monument in 1856.
The building was constructed over La Rábita, a small Almohad building that gave it its name. It was founded as a monastery in 1261, as evidenced by a papal bull from Benedict XIII allowing Friar Juan Rodríguez and his companions to establish themselves as a community. The Franciscans held great influence over the region. The building is Gothic-Mudejar in style. There, the Virgin of the Miracles is worshipped and there is a 14th century alabaster carving of her. Columbus took refuge in the Monastery in 1490, after learning that the Catholic Monarchs had rejected his request to send out an expedition in search of the Indies. With the intervention of the Prior and confessor of Queen Isabella, Juan Pérez, he was able to have his proposal heard.
 | | | | Type of monument: Monastery. | | | Origin: 14th Century. | | | Period: 14th Century. | | | Style: Gothic. | |
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| Information for visits | |
| Timetables: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-1pm and 4-6.45pm. Sundays and public holidays, 10.45am-1pm and 4-7pm. August, 10am-1pm and 4.45-8pm. Closed: Mondays.
Entry fee:
General admission: €2.50 Reduced: €6 (families with children under 18 years); €1.50 (over 65s, groups, minimum 20 people and students, with ID).
Services: Audio guide: €1.50 | | | | |
| Must see...... | | | | The church, the cloister, the chapel with the image of the Virgin of the Miracles, the Chapter House, the Conference Room.
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| Surrounding area... | | | | Column of the Discoverers, Latin American Site of the International University of Andalusia 'Santa María de La Rábida', Monument to the Plus Ultra, replicas of the Santa María, the Pinta and the Niña at the dock, Macuro Square.
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