Breathtaking History

Embraced by historical sights, museums, theatres, restaurants and cafés  you find yourself in a medieval monastery complex founded in the middle ages by the Jesuits, occupied by the Secret Police during the Communist regime and still inhabited by the Grey Sisters of St. Francis, with the baroque church of St. Bartholomew diligently renovated owing to the funds granted by H.R.H., The Prince of Wales.

•   1660  foundation of a catholic convent of St. Bartolomew 
•   1851  the Order of Grey Sisters of St. Franciscus takes over 
•   1950  brutal night invasion of the Communist Secret Police 
•   1950 - 1989 absolute abuse of the site by the Secret Police 
•   1990  the complex is restituted to the Sisters
•   1996  the Cloister Inn hotel opens its doors to the customers