Museo de Arte Virreinal de Santa Teresa

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Lonely Planet review

This gorgeous 17th-century Carmelite convent was only recently opened to the public as a museum. The colonial-era buildings are famed for their decoratively painted walls and restored rooms filled with priceless votive objets d'art , murals, precious metalworks and colonial-era paintings.

The convent and its contents are all capably explained by student tour guides who speak Spanish, English, French, German and Portuguese (tips are appreciated). A charming shop at the front of the complex sells baked goods and rose-scented soap made by the nuns.