Monastery San Bernardo of Granada — Attraction in Granada

Do not stay here. I would give zero stars if I could. I am a solo female pilgrims hiking the Camino Mozarabe. There is a man who runs the albergue in this monastery who is very ill tempered, mean, aggressive, and scary.

This albergue only allows pilgrims. I have always wanted to stay in a monastery so I was very excited and happy about finally experiencing one.

The way this albergue works is that the door is always locked. If you are a guest you must ring a bell to get inside. The big metal front door is in a narrow alleyway.

Four pilgrims checked into the monastery today. Each of us had issues getting back into the building throughout the day because no one would answer the bell. One couple said they waited more than 30 minutes in the alley before someone finally let them in.

This evening we were a little afraid to leave so each of us exchanged phone numbers so we could ask each other to open the door if needed. But eventually we did leave to explore the city or eat dinner. I came home first around 815pm and rang the bell. No one answered. I rang over and over until 840pm when I saw a familiar woman walking up the alley. It was one of the sisters who had to let me in earlier. She apologized for the no one answering again, opened the door, and let me in. Then she went back to the convent next door (I think that’s where she lives).

Since no one had come to the door, I thought I was alone but I heard a noise. A couple seconds later the hospitalario came downstairs and asked me what I needed. I explained that I was waiting outside for almost 30 minutes. I said I was getting scared out in the dark alley and asked why he didn’t open the door? He began to scream and curse at me. He said he worked there for free and if I wanted the door opened I should go to a hotel. At some point during the yelling he said “you are a Christian but I am not” and “stupid pilgrims” among other not so nice words. The screaming continued as he went upstairs to his quarters but then the banging started like he was throwing things. He continued to yell and make loud banging noises. I was terrified downstairs alone.

A few minutes later I heard the bell ring. Thinking it was another pilgrim returning, I ran to open it. But it was his wife. As I opened the door, he came back downstairs and started yelling and cursing at me again. His wife asked what happened. I started to tell her but he interrupted with more yelling and seemed to become even more fierce this time, stepping very close to me and raising his hands at my face like he was going to hit me. Then he stormed upstairs His wife shrugged and followed him. I heard more yelling and loud banging. About 5 minutes later one of the pilgrims returned. I open the door, told her what happened, then packed up my stuff and left for a safer place.

I am confused about how a man who acts like this can run an albergue any where much less in a monastery. I should not have been treated this way. I felt very unsafe and scared.

I hope my story will assist other pilgrims. I hope they stay away from this albergue. It should removed from the list of places to stay on the Camino Mozarabe. He should be fired immediately. And he should get...

Frente a la iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo, se emplaza el Monasterio Cisterciense de San Bernardo, fundado a finales del siglo XVII.

Este convento tiene su origen en dos beaterios carmelitas, que existieron en el Campo de los Mártires: el de las Madres Potencianas y el de las Melchoras. El promotor del convento fue el Señor Arzobispo de Granada Fr. Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, monje cisterciense de Valparaíso.

Doña Mariana de la Torre y Esparza murió en 1682. Dejó todas sus propiedades al reunificado beaterio, con la condición de que se constituyera en Monasterio bajo la Regla de San Benito o San Bernardo. Su iglesia fue consagrada a San Ildefonso.

La actual iglesia data del siglo XIX. Consta de una sola nave con cúpula con linterna.

En julio de 1815 comenzó la construcción del nuevo convento de San Bernardo, sobre el solar de unas casas, frente a la iglesia de San Pedro, que eran propiedad de la comunidad.

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