Visiting Toledo, San Lorenzo del Escorial monastery and Segovia I enjoyed a sort of time travel to the Middle Ages. Churches, synagogues, mosques, convents, walls, bridges, towers are really well preserved in Toledo and there you can visit fantastic places. Get lost in its narrow streets, squares and gardens make your visit to Toledo a wonderful experience.
Below you can see the most interesting places I visited in Toledo:
Day 1
- Alcántara bridge
- Alcázar
- Cathedral of Toledo
- Zocodover Square
- Church of Santo Tomé (Painting: Entierro del Señor de Orgaz)
- Night tour
- Evening meal in La Abadía
Day 2
- Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
- Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
- Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
- Sol Gate
- Church of Santiago de Arrabal
- Bisagra Gate
- City Walls
- San Martín bridge
- Cigarral Venta del Alma
- Views from the Parador
Day 3
- Judería (Jewish Quarter)
- Synagogue of Tránsito
- Church of San Salvador
- Círculo del Arte
As you will see in the following pictures, in Toledo you can visit wonderful buildings built in Mudejar art, in Islamic art, Christian art (gothic for instance) or Jewish art. So if you are interested in art, Toledo is your city.
Day 1
Alcántara bridge and Alcázar of Toledo
Alcázar of Toledo
Cathedral of Toledo
Detail of the main entrance of the gothic cathedral of Toledo
Mudejar bell tower of the church of Santo Tomé, where you can visit the fantastic painting "El Entierro del Señor de Orgaz", masterpiece of El Greco
Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos (El antiguo) in Toledo. Here we bought succulent artisan marzipan
Street of Toledo lit at night
Tapas in La Abadía restaurant in Toledo
Coming back to our hotel, we enjoyed this view of the Cathedral of Toledo lit at night
Day 2
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca in Toledo
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes in Toledo
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz in Toledo
Puerta del Sol (Sol Gate) in Toledo, another exemple of Mudéjar architecture
Puerta de Bisagra (Bisagra Gate) and, on the left, mudejar church of Santiago de Arrabal
Mudéjar church of Santiago de Arrabal in Toledo
City walls of Toledo
San Martín bridge in Toledo
From San Martín bridge in Toledo you can see the monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
Cigarral Venta del Alma in Toledo, a beautiful and peaceful place you must visit in Toledo
We enjoyed a delicious tea in Cigarral Venta del Alma in Toledo
Cathedral of Toledo and Alcázar from the Parador
Day 3
Detail inside Sinagogue of Tránsito in Toledo
Círculo del Arte is a nice snack bar located inside a mudéjar church
I also would like to give you some useful information:
- Where to eat in Toledo:
- La Abadía (here I saw Iker Casillas and Sara Carbonero)
- Alfileritos 24
- Where to have a drink in Toledo:
- Círculo del Arte
- Parador of Toledo
- Cigarral La Venta del Alma
Apart from Toledo, I also visited these towns and places during the days I was in Madrid:
Finally, other beautiful places you can visit in Spain are:
- Catalonia
- Basque Country
- Cantabria
- Granada
- La Alhambra, Albaicín and Sacromonte in Granada
- Sevilla, Córdoba, Cádiz and Costa de la Luz
- Toledo, Madrid, El Escorial and Segovia
- Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera
- Galicia
- Zaragoza, La Rioja and Navarra
- Alicante
