The bridge of the Immaculate one promises a rather sweetened activity: the traditional exhibition of sweets of the Convent of Cloister of Seville and province in the Alcazar, which celebrates its XXXIX edition.
The Gothic Palace of the Royal Alcazar will host this exhibition that brings together 20 convents and promises to offer a good assortment of sweets. In Seville and its surroundings, the convents participating in this event work against the clock to offer their best creations. In 2023, the Carmelite Convent of San Pedro de Osuna will be present for the first time.
The sweet specialties from the bakeries of the participating convents will be available between December 5 and 8 at the Real Alcázar of Seville.
Timetable for the exhibition of Convent sweets at the Alcázar
- Tuesday, December 5, from 15:00 to 19:00 hours.
- Inauguration of the exhibition by the Archbishop of Seville and the Mayor of the city, Wednesday, December 6 at 9:30 am. Opening to the public at 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., an uninterrupted schedule that will be extended to the rest of the days.
In any case, access must be through the Apeadero del Patio de Banderas.
250 varieties of convent sweets
The participating convents from the capital itself are:
- San Leandro (Agustinas)
- Santa Paula (Hieronymite nuns)
- Santa Inés (Poor Clares)
- San Clemente (Cistercians)
- Mother of God (Dominican Sisters)
- Saint Anne (Carmelites)
- St. Mary of Jesus (Poor Clares)
To these are added the Hieronymites of Constantina and Morón; the Poor Clares of Alcalá, Estepa, Marchena, Morón and Carmona; Dominican Sisters of Bormujos; Discalced Mercedarian Sisters of Marchena and Osuna; Franciscan Conceptionists of Osuna and Carmelites of Osuna and Utrera.
Seal of quality
Under the name Sevilla Ora et Labora , these timeless products made by these Sevillanas are marketed. In order to have this distinction, the convent sweets to be marketed in the Alcázar must meet the following requirements.
- Made in the workshops of each convent by cloistered nuns.
- Prepared by hand, maintaining all the guarantees and safety and hygiene measures.
- Prolong in time the gastronomic heritage of Seville. In other words, to preserve its recipes, some of them with centuries of antiquity and influences.
- Simple and careful presentation.
- Limited production.