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It is a Toledo symbolic building that has grown at the same time as the town, having its oldest origins in Roman times. It is located on a hill, being its location an important strategic point, developing different functions through the years.
It has a square floor and a central courtyard also square with angular towers.
The facade shows its great horizontality, with three bodies, that are finished off by a balustrade. The reconstruction of the Alcázar has changed the original apparence of the building in a necessary way and this fact is reflected in its four facades, belonging each of them to a different architectural style. One of them is Renaissance, another one is Plateresque, the Western one is Medieval with large fortified towers and battlemented defence, and the Southern one is Churrigueresque, erected according to Juan de Herrera´ s design.
It was Carlos V´ s royal residence and became a state prison in 1643. It was tranfered to the cardinal Lorenzana by Carlos III.
After the reform that he entrusted to the architect Ventura Rodríguez, its rooms became the head office of the Royal Charity. In the central courtyard stands a copy of the sculpture of Carlos V by Leoni. At the bottom of this courtyard there is a beautiful staircase by Herrera Villalpando.
Nowadays it houses the headquarters of the Museo del Ejército (Museum of Army), where you can find different types of arms, objects and military documents from different times, collections of tin soldiers or the scale model of the appearance in ruins of the Alcazar after the Civil War.
Built: XVI Century (1538- 1551)
Author: Alonso de Covarrubias
Style: Renaissance
Category: Civil
Type: Fortress
The Cathedral of Toledo contains centuries of history, religion and art of the first rank. Discover its magnificent architecture and the treasures which it hold with this guided tour. You will get to know first-hand the second largest Cathedral in Spain. You will see the spectacular Baroque work of the Transparent, a heavenly oculus through which the sun's rays enter and illuminate the tabernacle. You will admire the monstrance carved by Enrique de Arfe and much more, accompanied by an official guide.
Do not worry about the entrance, it is included in the price of the visit.
Sign up for this guided tour full of magic, mystery and legend in Toledo.
A tour guide will accompany to you to discover "la noche toledana" and its meaning. A very magical moment in the City of Three Cultures when the sun goes down and places as emblematic as its Alcázar light up.
Enjoy a walk through streets that keep the medieval imprint and legends.
Take advantage of the opportunity to get to know the most monumental Toledo with the tourist wristband. Visit with an official guide monuments as highlighting as the Church of Santo Tome, which hold The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, by El Greco; the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca and the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes.
Afterwards, you could continue enjoying your tourist wristband on your own. A great plan for your travel to Toledo.
There are sights in Toledo that are essential to know. And the best way is with a private tour guide for you and yours.
Thanks of this tour you will have a guided visit to the Cathedral and three of the monuments included in the tourist bracelet: Synagogue of Santa María La Blanca, the Church of Santo Tomé which holds the masterpiece by El Greco called "El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz", and the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes.
Afterwards, with the tourist bracelet, you can continue strolling on your own and letting yourself fall in love with the charms of the City of Three Cultures.
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Sólo se puede visitar la parte exterior del monumento.
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The Cathedral of Toledo contains centuries of history, religion and art of the first rank. Discover its magnificent architecture and the treasures which it hold with this guided tour. You will get to know first-hand the second largest Cathedral in Spain. You will see the spectacular Baroque work of the Transparent, a heavenly oculus through which the sun's rays enter and illuminate the tabernacle. You will admire the monstrance carved by Enrique de Arfe and much more, accompanied by an official guide.
Do not worry about the entrance, it is included in the price of the visit.
Sign up for this guided tour full of magic, mystery and legend in Toledo.
A tour guide will accompany to you to discover "la noche toledana" and its meaning. A very magical moment in the City of Three Cultures when the sun goes down and places as emblematic as its Alcázar light up.
Enjoy a walk through streets that keep the medieval imprint and legends.
Take advantage of the opportunity to get to know the most monumental Toledo with the tourist wristband. Visit with an official guide monuments as highlighting as the Church of Santo Tome, which hold The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, by El Greco; the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca and the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes.
Afterwards, you could continue enjoying your tourist wristband on your own. A great plan for your travel to Toledo.
There are sights in Toledo that are essential to know. And the best way is with a private tour guide for you and yours.
Thanks of this tour you will have a guided visit to the Cathedral and three of the monuments included in the tourist bracelet: Synagogue of Santa María La Blanca, the Church of Santo Tomé which holds the masterpiece by El Greco called "El Entierro del Conde de Orgaz", and the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes.
Afterwards, with the tourist bracelet, you can continue strolling on your own and letting yourself fall in love with the charms of the City of Three Cultures.
Get to know the City of the Three Cultures by this free tour only in English. Accompanied by an official tour guide, you’ll stroll its labyrinth and historic streets.
You’ll see the most emblematic monuments like the Cathedral, the Alcázar, the Iglesia de Santo Tomé or the Synagogues in the Jewish Quarter. Moreover, you’ll discover some traditional foods of Toledo, like the “mazapán”.
Book now without paying anything! You’ll put the price after enjoying the tour, but we are sure it will surprise you!
On this guided tour you will walk through the most outstanding streets and squares of Toledo, the City of Three Cultures, a city that was declared a World Heritage Site in 1986. Afterwards, you will enter its monumental jewel: the Primate Cathedral, which in the Middle Ages was known as the Dives Toledana for all the wealth it holds inside.
It houses the Treasury, which is the custody of Enrique de Arfe, the incomparable Transparent by Narciso Tomé, and works by El Greco, Titian, Velázquez, Van Dyck, among others.
The entrance to the cathedral is included in the price of the tour.
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Discover with an expert guide the must-see corners of Toledo, the City of Three Cultures.
You will visit the most iconic streets and squares of the city. You will have a tourist bracelet which includes guided tour in three monuments: the Church of Santo Tomé, where you will find the great painting by El Greco, "The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz"; the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca and the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes.
Afterwards, with the same tourist bracelet, you can visit the rest of the city's sights and monuments at your own pace.
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