From Madrid, Half Day to Toledo and El Greco Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Casco Historico de Toledo, Toledo Spain

You will enjoy it with our guided walking and at your own pace

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Alcazar de Toledo, Calle de La Union s/n, 45001 Toledo Spain

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 (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) 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. Most of the alcázar was rebuilt, or restored, between 1939 and 1957 after the Siege of the Alcázar of the Spanish Civil War.

Stop At: Catedral Primada, Calle del Cardenal Cisneros 1, 45002 Toledo Spain

The Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo is a Roman Catholic church and 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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Santo Tome, Plaza Zocodover 7, 45001 Toledo Spain

The Iglesia de Santo Tomé is a church located in the historical centre of the city of Toledo and was founded after the reconquest of this city by King Alfonso VI of León.

However, at the beginning of the 14th century, being in a ruinous state was totally rebuilt in charge of Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, Lord of Orgaz and the old minaret of the mosque was transformed into a bell tower in Mudéjar style. Its fame is mainly due to the fact that it contains the painting The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco, which can be seen by accessing the back of the church.

Duration: 15 minutes