The beautiful imperial city-museum of Toledo “World Heritage City” is located 70km away from Madrid. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe, called “city of the three cultures”, since Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together. Its genuine Spanish buildings include almost all the periods in the history (Arab, Gothic, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque style). Here lived the great painter El Greco in the XVI century.
ITINERARY: Outside view of the Cathedral; Church of St. Tomé with “El Entierro del señor de Orgaz”, masterpiece of El Greco; Synagogue of Sta. María la Blanca; Museum of Victorio Macho; Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes; famous technique of Damasquinado (encrust of precious metals in steel) and panoramic sightseeing of Toledo.
FULL DAY: More in detail itinerary including the inside of the CATHEDRAL. The length of the work meant that the present-day Cathedral features all the stages of Spanish Gothic. The interior of the building contains a mass of magnificent decorations, rooms and objects to be admired and (New) ALCAZAR DE TOLEDO, fortified symbolic building, is located in the upper zone of the city of Toledo, hosting the Army Museum and the Library of Castilla-La Mancha.
TOURIST LUNCH
Vegetable stew.
Veal cutting with green beans and french fried potatoes.
Vanilla ice cream with fruit salad. |