Toledo Half Day Morning Tour from Madrid
Discover the “City of the Three Cultures” Located 70 km away from Madrid is Toledo, a beautiful city-museum declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe and has a great artistic beauty and buildings from almost all periods in history (Arabian, Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance and Baroque style). Toledo is called the “City of the Three Cultures”, since Christians, Muslims and Jews lived together. In the XVI century, it was also home to the great painter El Greco. Itinerary: Once in Toledo we will begin our tour visiting the outside of the Cathedral, shortly after we go to the interior of the Sto. Tomé Church with "The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz", masterpiece of El Greco, after that we will visit interior of the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca and finally we will see the interior of the incredible monastery of San Juan de los Reyes. Once these visits are finished we will go to a demonstration of the famous technique of damascened* (Inlay of precious metals in steel), forging of swords, once finished the demonstration you have free time to buy something if you want. We will conclude the tour with a Panoramic Sightseeing of Toledo and stop at a viewpoint with breathtaking views of the city for taking the best pictures of Toledo. (*) The damascene is an ancient handcrafted art that consists of the incrustation of precious metals in steel. (*) Please, note that the demonstration of the damascened technique will not be avaliable from the 1st april 2020.
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What is included
* Air conditioned motor coach.
* Bilingual Official guide.
* Entrance to Church of St. Tomé.
* Entrance to Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca.
* Entrance to Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes.
* Individual radioguided system.
Important information
* This tour is bilingual and will run in the English and Spanish.
* Please keep in mind that the excursion includes several visits on foot, comfortable shoes are recommended.
* The duration of the tour includes the round trip to the destination.
* St Tomé Church visitors are kindly requested to respect the instructions of the Security staff: Photography and filming are not permitted inside the exhibitions.
* Failure to show up at the established check-in time may entail losing the tour.
* Please note that the itinerary is subject to change.
Attention
* Failure to show up at the established check-in time may entail losing the tour.


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