| Are there any convents or nunneries for non-religious people? |
| A lot of them are converted castles, monasteries or nunneries, which would be a fantastic way to discover the real Spain. |
| The Cistercians had a ramified system that ultimately included 742 monasteries and about 900 nunneries. |
| Members of the nobility who would insure the efficient use of church lands and wealth would henceforth manage monasteries and nunneries. |
| Even in countries where women can take monastic vows, nunneries tend to be poorer and nuns hold lower status than monks. |
| Next came the Benedictines, or black monks, with some 130 houses and over 60 nunneries. |
