Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena

Look up before you go in. A long wooden lattice runs along the upper floor of the convent's front on the Plaza del Adelantado, built so the enclosed nuns could watch the square without being seen.

Inside, a museum opens off the courtyard, with religious art and objects gathered over the four centuries since the convent was founded in 1611. The buildings are well kept, and the house is still home to Dominican nuns. It is a place of worship first and a museum second, and the calm of the courtyard makes that plain.

• The doors have been found shut on a Sunday within the listed opening hours; a weekday is the safer plan.
• There are toilets on site, and free public toilets about 200 m away.
• The entrance is wheelchair accessible.
• There is no drinking fountain nearby, so bring water with you.

The Plaza del Adelantado stop is about 35 m away, so public transport leaves you on the square the convent faces. The Quinteras stop, about 160 m away, is the other option.

Drivers have two car parks within reach, about 120 m and 170 m away in a straight line, and the last stretch from either is on foot through the streets of the old town. An information board stands about 25 m from the convent and a street map about 50 m away, handy for finding your bearings in the historic centre.

Best: a weekday, within opening hours.

Avoid: counting on a Sunday visit.

The listed hours run every day, but the doors have been found shut on a Sunday; the visit is indoors, so a wet or misty day in La Laguna costs it nothing.