Toledo Things to Do

Step inside this delightful store to explore the history of damascene art (gold-encrusted arabesque designs on metal). You can watch the craftsmen at work, see the intricate production process and visit the little museum contai... more

A great place for tasty tapas and fine wine. Try the duck liver "tosta" in particular. The huge cocktail bar hosts live music and stand-up comics and acts as an ideal venue to celebrate parties and events like Carnaval and Hall... more

This is a disco-bar that provides entertainment for people above 30 and is located in an atmospheric cigarral, or traditional country house. It's a relaxed sort of place that's been tastefully decorated in an old-fashioned styl... more

This is an excellent place to spend a few entertaining hours over the weekend when there's always a live show of some sort. It's normally musical, but it can range from country to cabaret. Sometimes there are magic shows or or... more

This is where you can see the most impressive row of windmills in Spain, made famous by Cervantes in his novel, Don Quixote. The views over the plain of La Mancha from here are magnificent. Come during the Saffron Festival and... more

The Castillo de San Servando is what remains of part of Toledo's defences and is reached by crossing the Alcántara Bridge. There were fortifications as far back as the Moslem era and probably in Visigothic times too. When Alfon... more

Only a few ruins are left of this magnificent work of engineering in the Tajo River. Located at the foot of the Alcázar, the Artificio de Juanelo served to supply the city with water in the 16th Century. Visitors can reach thes... more

Located next to Magdalena Plaza and close to Zocodover Plaza, this remodeled space, where the mansion of the Condes de Trastamara is found, has been arranged like a typical Toledo patio with a series of restaurants installed. E... more

Despite the fact that both the Romans and the Visigoths undertook the task of protecting Toledo, it was the Muslims who, after capturing the city in 711, reinforced the old city walls to adapt them to their new military functio... more

The Puente de Alcántara bridge has a history that pre-dates its Islamic name (in Arabic "alcántara" means bridge). It was originally constructed in the Roman era. It was later destroyed then rebuilt during Arabic times (854). I... more