Attractions

Alcázar

manisha1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:59:15 -0800

From the highest perch in the city, this great square of brick construction with four steeple towers at each corner has long served as a fortress, though not in its current incarnation. Romans, Visigoths, Moors, Christians all took part in building, altering and extending the various forts on this site.

Catedral of Toledo

manisha1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:49:24 -0800

The Catedral of Sevilla is larger and more grandiose, but for many the Catedral of Toledo is Spain’s most evocative.

It was begun in 1226 but took 250 years to complete, around the time Columbus was discovering the NewWorld and the CatholicMonarchs were conquering Granada. With its grand construction, the Moorish mosque that had claimed the site and had previously been converted from the Visigothic basilica was lost.

El Monasterio de San Juan de Los Reyes

manisha1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:53:57 -0800

The monastery was begun in the 15th century in the late Gothic style under the guidance of architect Juan Guas. It is a lofty sight when arriving in Toledo, with numerous spires, peaked arches and a squat octagonal tower atop it. In commemoration of their victorious battle over the Moors at Toro in 1476 the Catholic Monarchs commissioned this Franciscan monastery.

Museo de Santa Cruz

manisha1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:08:17 -0800

Museo de Santa Cruz is a museum of archeology, local

Museo y Casa de El Greco

manisha1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:15:32 -0800

The Museo y Casa de El Greco wasn’t actually