Seven highlights of the former capital
Walk five minutes south of the monastery, go through an old synagogue – Santa Maria La Blanca is known as the oldest in Europe – and you arrive at someone else. Hand transito mixture Mozarabic decorative effects magnificent carved wooden ceilings and gypsum walls. El Transito, built in 1355, is home to the Sefardi Museum, which forms the long Jewish history of Toledo. You will find good information pages in English and there are particularly beautiful ceramics in the museum. Then pause in the small monument garden of the synagogue. To see Spain.info
Join the art in Tavera in the hospital
The hospital is also a patio at the Tavern Museum.Credit: Alamy
Don’t you like monuments and art? Better to Toledo, who has the match. This Renaissance Palace, built by a cardinal for the needy, is a Whopper. Architectural emphasis includes symmetrical double courtyards, a rich picture of El Greco, Tintoretto and Zurbaran’s masterpieces. The marble grave of Cardinal Tavera is a sculptural work of art, and there is no sign of humility except for a small souvenir stuck under his pillow. To see forcionmedinaceli.org
Admiration for El Greco pictures
Museum El Greco.Credit: Istock
Toledo is associated with the 16th century painter El Greco, whose works look surprisingly modern. You can see a few pictures in Toledo and it’s all strange and exciting. The Church of the Santo Domingo Monastery, where the painter was buried, has the best examples, including the altar assumption of the victory, which shows that he showed a box from the grave of Mary. El Greco Museum (El Greco’s house despite the claims) has a few later works. To see Museodelgreco.sacatuentrada.es
Fill the Confitera Santo Tome
Santo Tome Shop in Zocodover Square, Trolledo.Credit: Alamy ready photo
If El Greco’s long, hollow -burning saints make you a beak, take a break from the gloomy painted art, and instead pamper in happy edible art. It is said that the nuns of Toledo invented the controversial Marzipan, but Toledo has certainly produced for centuries. Since 1856, Santo Tome has been the most well -known Marzipan producer of Spain. You can eat marzipan fruits filled with biscuits, pastries, cakes, desserts and lip licking goo. Like the saints of El Greco, you will soon be in heaven. To see mazapan.com
Walk to Mirador Del Valle
Mirador Del Valle has comprehensive landscapes of Toledo and Tagus River.Credit: Istock
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In this old closed streets, you will want to go beyond the walls to admire the magnificent environment of Toledo on the Tagus River. This perspective is a 40 -minute walk from the Puente Nuevo Bridge just below the castle, but the views are amazing. Sunset and twilight are the most atmospheric. The lazy option is a taxi to the nearby Parador de Toledo for a cocktail on the terrace. To see paradores.es
The author traveled at his own expense.
