Traditional convent sweets at the Convento de Santa María de Jesús

Founded at the beginning of the 16th century on the central calle Águilas, the Convento de Santa María de Jesús is an oasis of seclusion guarded by the community of cloistered Poor Clare sisters. The architecture of the site stands out for its Mudéjar and Renaissance-style church, endowed with a beautiful wooden roof and altars of great devotional value.

For the Sevillian neighbor, the visit has an incomparable gastronomic incentive: the direct purchase of handmade convent pastries prepared by hand behind the wooden revolving cupboard (torno). The nuns make specialties such as the famous 'cortadillos de cidra', 'pestiños', 'yemas', coconut 'sultanas', 'alfajores', and almond sponge cake according to centuries-old recipes, perpetuating a unique confectionery tradition in the city.

Accessing the 'torno' is free (paying only for the sweets purchased) and public opening hours usually range from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00. It is a central and authentic plan that combines heritage and gastronomic history.