Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste

The Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste was the place that King Charles V chose for his retirement. Currently, this sacred enclave is the headquarters of the Charles V European Prize ceremony, organized by the Yuste Foundation. an event celebrated every year in this monastery. Some people and/or institutions who have won this prize are: Mikhail Gorbachev, Angela Merkel, Jacques Delors and the European Disability Forum.

The palace was built next to the monastery in a natural environment of great beauty. During our visit we will be able to immerse ourselves in the atmosphere that surrounded the king during his retirement, with rooms designed to meet his needs given his reduced mobility due to the gout he suffered from. From his rooms we can see the garden with the pond where Charles V used to enjoy one of his favorite passions: fishing.

Notable areas during the visit are the Gothic and Renaissance cloisters, the room or bedroom of Charles V, the gardens and the natural environment of the Yuste Monastery.