Many centuries-old structures are preserved for posterity by maintaining them as museums. Belmond Hotel Monasterio in Cuzco, Peru, is one of those special historic sites that showcases interior elegance as well as exterior beauty. The public can also experience its distinct Spanish Colonial-style architecture and elaborate artwork by staying in rooms once occupied by Catholic priests.
Saint Anthony the Abbot Seminary was established in the late 1500s and is considered one of the oldest in the Americas. Shortly after its founding, a vast seminary complex was constructed with an expansive courtyard, which currently boasts a 300-year-old cedar tree. The site’s pièce de résistance is a Baroque-style, elaborately apportioned chapel.
