Things to do/Cosas que hacer

Toledo

Known as the city of the three cultures, Toledo is an ancient city set on a hill above the plains of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. As the capital of the region, it’s known for the medieval Arab, Jewish and Christian monuments in its walled old city. It was also the former home of Mannerist painter El Greco. The Moorish Bisagra Gate and the Sol Gate, in Mudéjar style, open into the old quarter, where the Plaza de Zocodover is a lively meeting place.

Conocida como la ciudad de las tres culturas, Toledo es una de las ciudades más antiguas de España ubicada en lo alto de la meseta de Castilla-La Mancha. La capital de la región, es conocida por sus monumentos árabes, judíos y cristianos dentro de la ciudad amurallada. Durante muchos años fue hogar del. famoso pintor El Greco. La Puerta Mora de Bisagra, la Puerta del Sol, en estilo Mudéjar, da paso al centro histórico, donde se encuentra la Plaza de Zocodover, centro neurálgico de Toledo.

Ziplining/Tirolina

Fly Toledo is the name of the company that offers zip-lining in the center of the city. Prices start at 12 euros.

You can reserve using the link below or call 647 65 74 43

FlyToledo es el nombre de la empresa que se encarga de ofrecer este vuelo en tirolina sobre el Tajo, viendo el skyline de la ciudad. Desde 12 euros.

Puedes reservar usando el link de abajo o llamando al 647 65 74 43

Iglesia de los Jesuitas

Miradores

Two recommended spots to see the cityscape for photo opportunities:

Iglesia de los Jesuitas (5 euros) There is no elevator, you must walk to the top.

Mirador del Valle (take a train or taxi)

Dos sitios muy recomendables para ver la ciudad desde arriba son:

Iglesia de los Jesuitas (5 euros) No tiene ascensor, tienes que subir andando.

Mirador del Valle (puedes ir en tren turístico, bus o taxi)

Mirador del Valle

Museo del Greco

P.º del Tránsito, s/n, 45002 Toledo

“If you’re a Greco fan, this is a must go place to visit as it has a vast selection of his paintings. If you don’t speak Spanish or understand it, you will find it hard to understand any of the signage as it’s all in Spanish”

The El Greco Museum is a single-artist museum in Toledo, Spain, devoted to the painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos, El Greco, who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete.

His work includes large canvases for church altarpieces, numerous devotional paintings for religious institutions, and a group of portraits considered to be of the highest level. He is currently considered one of the greatest artists of Western civilization.

Tickets online start at 3 euros. Anyone 65+ has free admission

Museums/Museos

Roman Baths/Baños Romanos

Pl. Amador de los Ríos, 3, 45001 Toledo

“A small but interesting place for Roman Empire fans”


In 1986 Roman baths were found in Toledo once covered nearly 25,000 square feet in the city’s historic center. They served as a kind of social club where legal agreements and businesses of all kinds were closed. 

The thermal baths were used until the sixth century. In 1500 they were partially destroyed by the people of Toledo, who took stone from the baths to use in other construction.

This is a quick visit. Free entrance. I recommend a tour guide, if possible.

Iglesia de San Román

C. San Román, s/n, 45002 Toledo

The church of San Román was built in the Mudéjar style in the 13th century on the site of a former Visigothic structure. It currently houses a Visigothic museum, the "Museum of the Councils and Visigothic Culture".

One of the most remarkable features of the Iglesia de San Román is its Romanesque paintings, which adorn the walls of the church. The frescoes depict a variety of religious scenes, including representations of the four-winged evangelists, archbishops, saints, angels, and the Final Judgment.

Tickets are 2-5 euros.

San Juan de los Reyes

C. de los Reyes Católicos, 17, 45002 Toledo

This monastery was founded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to commemorate both the birth of their son, Prince John, and their victory at the Battle of Toro. Toledo was chosen as the site for building the monastery due to its central geographic location and because it had been the capital of the ancient Visigoth kingdom, symbolically reconstituted by Isabella and Ferdinand with the restoration of the lost unity of Spain, through the union of Castile with Aragon. This monastery was initially named "San Juan de la Reyna" and was conceived to be the mausoleum of the Catholic Monarchs. They would change their plans later, choosing Granada as their burial place, after its reconquest in 1492.

Admission 4-12 euros

More/Más

Cristo de la luz Mosque

Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz, C. Cristo de la Luz, 22, 45002 Toledo

Built in 999, it is one of the ten mosques that the city once had, this is the best preserved. In Muslim times it was a small oratory linked to a gateway to the city (Bab al-Mardum) for the use of new arrivals in Toledo or for the preparation for their departure.

To buy tickets in advance email

Santa Maria La Blanca Synagogue

C. de los Reyes Católicos, 4, 45002 Toledo

Erected in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, it is disputably considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still standing. The building was converted to a Catholic church in the early 15th century.

The synagogue is located in the former Jewish quarter of the city between the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes and the Synagogue of El Tránsito. It is one of three preserved synagogues constructed by Jews in a Mudéjar or Moorish style under the rule of the Christian Kingdom of Castile.

Admission 4-12 euros

See it for yourself!

More of a visual person? Or maybe you just want to learn a little more historically on how to best utilize your time in Toledo.

Check out this video that shows you some of the sites I’m addressing above and why they are so special.