Toledo Things to Do

The Military Museum is currently closed. They are expected to reopen in 2008. Toledo's hilltop fortress, the Alcạr, dominates the city. The Romans, Visigoths and Arabs all built fortifications on this site. Alfonso VI establ... more

"Cigarral" is the name given to a small country retreat on the outskirts of Toledo that includes an area of farmland and gardens surrounded by a typical stone or adobe wall. This is one of the most important houses of this kind... more

The Toledan covered passages are located in the centre of the city near the calle Santo Tomé and El Pasadizo del Greco. The passage-ways join two buildings by means of a narrow street and give access to squares or other larger... more

This imposing 15th century mansion is a fine example of the city's Mudejar architecture. The three-storey building has an enormous courtyard from where you can appreciate the "atauriques" (decorative motifs on plaster or brick)... more

This builidng is a fantastic example of 20th century public architecture. All the best local craftsmen worked on its construction from 1916 onwards. The central hall with its impressive wooden ceiling is styled after the rooms... more

This Mudejar tower, known as the Baño de la Cava, is situated on the left bank of the Tajo River near the San Martín Bridge. Originally built as fortifications, there was also a bridge here until floods destroyed it in 1203. Th... more

This town is worth visiting for its beautiful historic buildings, its Good Friday procession and its excellent food and wines. The square in the atmospheric old town is so impressive it has been declared an official national mo... more

This mosque, a reminder of Toledo's Muslim history, was the site of the first Christian mass in the city after its recapture in 1085. It is one of Spain's best examples of Islamic architecture. It is square in layout with beaut... more

San Bernardo is an old farm and valley located to 4km from Toledo. It was originally known as Mount Zion, as there once was a Marian religious order hermitage with said name on top of one of the two hills on the farm's southern... more

This is a 15th century building which was the headquarters and prison of the institution known as the "Hermandad Vieja de Toledo" (Old Brotherhood of Toledo) until the last century, when it was restored and turned into an inn.... more