Convento de San Marcos
The Convento de San Marcos was a convent in the city of León, Castile and León, Spain, that is today an operating luxury parador hotel. It also contains a consecrated church and museum, and is one of the most important monuments of the Renaissance in Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: León
- Also known as: “Convent of Saint Mark” and “convent of San Marcos”
- Address: Plaza de San Marcos 7, León, 24001
- Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puente de San Marcos and Quevedo Park.
Puente de San Marcos
Bridge
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Puente de San Marcos is a bridge, which is situated 110 metres southwest of Convento de San Marcos.
León Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
León railway station is the railway station of the Spanish city of León. León Railway Station is situated 740 metres south of Convento de San Marcos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eras de Renueva and El Ejido.
El Ejido
Suburb
León is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, capital of the province of León, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
Convento de San Marcos
- Categories: monastery, convent, prison, monument, xenodocheion, hospital, and tourism
- Location: León, Leon, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.60179° or 42° 36′ 6″ northLongitude
-5.58213° or 5° 34′ 56″ westElevation
839 metres (2,753 feet)Open location code
8CJPJC29+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 48076500OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
12089161Wikidata ID
Q744455
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Convento de San Marcos” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣马科斯教堂”
- Chinese: “聖馬科斯教堂”
- Dutch: “Convento de San Marcos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “دير سان ماركوس”
- French: “Hostal San Marcos de León”
- German: “Convento de San Marcos”
- Italian: “Convento di San Marco”
- Portuguese: “Convento de São Marcos”
- Portuguese: “Hospital San Marcos de León”
- Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Marka, Leon”
- Slovenian: “Samostan sv. Marka”
- Spanish: “Convento de San Marcos”
- Spanish: “Ex-convento de San Marcos”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Convento de San Marcos”. Photo: Josemanuel, CC BY-SA 3.0.