Casarrubios del Monte Things to Do

Since 1273, the district where this avenue is located has been known as the "Barrio de Acaba" or "Barrio Alto de la Judería". It was originally a little Jewish quarter but gradually became one of the main quarters as it expande... more

This ancient Arabic gateway was the principal entrance to the city until the construction of the Puerta de Bisagra (Hinge Gateway) in the eleventh century. Although the Alfonso VI gateway lost importance in terms of use, the le... more

This ancient church is near Toledo's central plaza, the Zocodover. Various architectural styles are combined within the building. The sixteenth century church was built around a still-standing Visigoth chapel dating from the te... more

This school was founded by Cardinal Siliceo in the 16th century. The Cardinal ordered that 100 school girls be given 100,000 'maravideses' (old Spanish coins) as part of their dowry, if they went out and got married. The school... more

Temporarily closed for improvement works. This museum was founded in 1963 and is located close to the Santo Tome church occupies the only surviving, non-religious building in Toledo which dates back to the fourteenth century.... more

This ancient gateway to the city is near the San Juan de los Reyes Monastery at the edge of the aljama, or old Jewish Quarter. Its name comes from the spiny cambrón bush which grew in the vicinity. The present gate dates from t... more

Located in Plaza del Conde and close to Santo Tome church, this mansion was built by the first Count of Fuensalida, Don Pedro Lopez de Ayala, in 1440. It is Mudejar (Moorish-Spanish) in style and the two-storey building rises o... more

This avenue is one of the few landscaped areas in the old part of the city. It's very popular with locals and tourists, and was built in the second half of the 19th century on the site of a derelict country house. In the Middle... more

Towards the top of the hill which joins the Puerta del Cambrón gate with the San Juan de los Reyes Monastery and the Plaza of the same name, is where you'll find this palace belonging to the Cardenas family, the Dukes of Maqued... more

This gateway is one of the many by which the ancient walled city was originally entered and it stands opposite the Alcántara Bridge. The horseshoe-shaped arch indicates its Islamic origins, although it was restored in 1960. Get... more