Toledo is an ancient city declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, located on a hill above the Castile-La Mancha plains in central Spain.
Toledo is an ancient city located on a hill above the Castile-La Mancha plains in central Spain. The capital of the area is known for its medieval Arabic, Jewish and Christian monuments in the fenced old town. It was also the former residence of the painter El Greco.
1. Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada de Toledo
The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo is a Roman Catholic church in Toledo, Spain. It is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo. The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinion of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain.
2. Alcázar de Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. Once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century, it was restored under Charles I and his son Philip II of Spain in the 1540s. In 1521, Hernán Cortés was received by Charles I at the Alcázar, following Cortes’ conquest of the Aztecs
3. Museo del Greco
The El Greco Museum is located in Toledo, Spain. It celebrates the mannerist painter El Greco, who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete. The museum first opened in 1911 and is located in the Jewish Quarter of Toledo. It consists of two buildings, a 16th-century house with a courtyard and an early 20th-century building forming the museum, together with a garden.
4. Puente de San Martín
The Puente de San Martín is a medieval bridge across the River Tagus in Toledo, Spain. The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle having a span of 40 meters. Only very few bridges in the world had reached that mark until then.
5. Synagogue of El Transito
The Synagogue of El Tránsito is a historic building in Toledo, Spain. It is famous for its rich stucco decoration, which bears comparison with the Alcazar of Seville and the Alhambra palaces in Granada.