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Sightseeing Overview
Toledo’s historic center resembles a large sandcastle on an island, neatly enclosed on three sides by the river. The main entrance gate, on the northern ‘land side’ of the city, is the Puerta de Bisagra. Alongside this is the landmark Puerta de Alfonso VI, beside which escalators cut into the rock to make the steep ascent more bearable.

Navigation within the city isn’t easy. There are no obvious major arteries and the main square, Plaza de Zocodover, is tucked away in the northeast corner of the city.

Once you have found this, however, the Calle del Comercio runs off here, east-west (leading into Hombre del Palo/La Trinidad/Santo Tomé/Angel/Reyes) past the cathedral, the Iglesia Santo Tomé and to the sights of the Jewish Quarter. South of the cathedral is sight-free zone. North of here is the Iglesia San Roman/Museu de Los Concilios Visigodos.

Note: Three of the city’s best known sights are currently closed or being put to different use during 2007/8. The Museo de Santa Cruz, famous for its El Greco’s, is now devoted to temporary exhibitions, while the landmark Alcázar and the Casa-Museo de El Greco are closed for long-term restoration.

Tourist Information
Patronato Municipal de Turismo de Toledo
Cathedral at Plaza del Consistorio, 1
Tel: (925) 254 030.
Website: www.toledoweb.org or www.t-descubre.com

For information on the city only.

Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM)
Puerta de Bisagra
Tel: (925) 220 843.
Website: www.jccm.es 

For information on the region and the city.

Passes
There are currently no passes for sightseeing in Toledo.

Key Attractions:

Catedral (Cathedral)
This is one of Spain’s largest and finest cathedrals; don’t miss the Sacristy art collection, the polychrome high altar screen, the magnificently carved choir stalls or the bizarre Transparente, where a hole has been cut into the main chapel for extra light.

Calle Cardenal Cisneros
Tel: (925) 222 241.
Website: www.architoledo.org/catedral/Default.htm

Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca (Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca)
The oldest and biggest of the cities surviving synagogues, this building dates from the 12th century and is a masterpiece of finely carved wall panels and classic white Mudéjar horseshoe arches.

Calle de los Reyes Católicos 4
Tel: (925) 227 257.

Sinagoga del Transito/Museo Sefardi (Synagogue del Transito/Sephardic Museum)
Built in 1466 the side rooms of this synagogue now house a museum of the Jews in Spain, though the main hall with its magnificent friezes and ceiling is what lingers longest in the mind.

Calle Samuel Levi
Tel: (925) 223 665.
Website: www.museosefardi.net

Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes)
Aside from the cathedral, this is the finest church in the city, intended as the last resting place of the Catholic monarchs and featuring a beautiful cloister.

Calle San Juan de los Reyes 2
Tel: (925) 223 802.

Iglesia de Santo Tomé (St Tomé Church)
The architectural highlight of this 12th-century  church is its fine Mudéjar tower, but the crowds flock here to see El Greco’s masterpiece El Entierro del Señor de Orgaz (The Burial of the Count of Orgaz).

Plaza del Conde
Tel: (925) 256 098.
Website: www.santotome.org

Further Distractions:

Centro de Interpretación del Toledo Histórico (CITO)
Housed in the former church of San Marcos, this is a spectacular state-of-the-art multi-media interpretation of the city’s history with some fascinating exhibits (don’t miss the Heath Robinson-like water system tower model).

Calle Trinidad 7
Tel: (925) 221 616.
Website: www.clavesdetoledo.com

Iglesia San Román /Museu de Los Concilios Visigodos (San Román Church/Museum of the Visigothic Councils)
This wonderful 13th-century church, part Moorish, part Christian, and boasting original frescoes is home to a museum of Visigoth relics (concilios were the councils of the Western Visigothic Church held in Toledo in the 7th century).

Calle de San Román
Tel: (925) 227 872.

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