El Jardin del Convento Madrid is a small shop beside Plaza de la Villa, offering traditional confectioneries made by nuns from convents across Spain. To find it, leave the plaza through narrow Calle del Codo and look for the illustrated street sign before continuing towards Calle del Cordón.
What is El Jardín del Convento in Madrid?
El Jardín del Convento sells an array of traditional confectioneries rather than a generic range of baked goods. The shop's defining connection is its source: nuns from convents across Spain craft the items it offers.
Many of the recipes are passed down through generations. That detail gives each confectionery a direct link to a continuing culinary tradition, making the shop distinctive for what it sells as well as where it is found.
Where is El Jardín del Convento?
El Jardín del Convento is in Calle del Cordón, adjacent to Plaza de la Villa. The approach detail worth sharing with anyone joining your Madrid walk is Calle del Codo: leave the plaza by this narrow street and look at its illustrated street sign.
The location is stop 4 of 13 on the Madrid Golden Age Tour. That route gives you a sourced way to encounter the shop while exploring this part of Madrid, without having to search for the address separately.
If you want the place-specific clue in your pocket before you set out, remember: Plaza de la Villa, narrow Calle del Codo, illustrated sign, then Calle del Cordón. You can follow the location as part of the Madrid Golden Age Tour.
The tour that visits El Jardin del Convento
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Madrid Golden Age Tour
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