Toledo Attractions: 5 Visitor Guides
Toledo's walled old town packs its sights into a small hilltop area, from the cathedral and the Alcázar to the El Greco Museum and the church of Santo Tomé. Each guide covers what to see and how long to allow.
Toledo attraction guides
Alcázar de Toledo: Visiting the Fortress and Army Museum
The Alcázar de Toledo is a stone fortress on the city's highest ground, rebuilt after the Spanish Civil War and now housing the Army Museum. Here is what to see, how the uphill approach works, and how to time the visit around the rest of the old town.
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, Toledo: Visitor Guide
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a compact Isabelline-style Franciscan foundation on Calle de los Reyes Católicos, built by the Catholic Monarchs and set among the synagogues of Toledo's Jewish quarter. Allow around half an hour, pair it with Santa María la Blanca next door, and treat it as one stop on a walking day.
Museo del Greco, Toledo: What to See and How to Visit
The Museo del Greco is a compact house-museum in Toledo's Jewish Quarter, built around the Apostolate series and the View and Plan of Toledo. Here is what to see, how long to allow, and how it fits with El Expolio in the cathedral and Burial of the Count Orgaz at Santo Tomé.
Santo Tomé, Toledo: El Greco's Entierro del Señor de Orgaz
Santo Tomé is a small Toledo parish church holding one enormous painting: El Greco's Entierro del Señor de Orgaz. Here is where it sits in the old town, what to look at in the canvas, the ticket tiers the church publishes, the access limits to know before you queue, and how to fit it between a Spanish lunch and a late dinner.
Toledo Cathedral: What to See, Tickets and How Long to Allow
Toledo Cathedral is the High Gothic heart of the old town, begun in 1226 and still the Primate Cathedral of Spain. Here is what to see inside, where to buy tickets, how long to allow and what sits within a ten-minute walk.