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Things to do in Toledo
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Sightlore has 47 places to explore in Toledo, and 28 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Toledo's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Church of Santo Tomé
The Iglesia de Santo Tomé is a church located in the historical center of the city of Toledo (Spain), and was founded after the reconquest of this city by King Alfonso VI of León.
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Church of St James, Toledo
The Church of St James the Great, known in Spanish as Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor or de Santiago del Arrabal, is a 13th-century Roman Catholic church in Toledo, Spain.
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El Greco Museum
The El Greco Museum is a single-artist museum in Toledo, Spain, devoted to the work and life of El Greco, who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete.
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Mezquita de las Tornerías
The Mosque of las Tornerías is a former mosque in Toledo, in the Castile-La Mancha of Spain.
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Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is an Isabelline style Franciscan monastery in Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, built by the Catholic Monarchs.
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Castle of la Muela
The Castle of La Muela is a castle in Consuegra, Spain. It was a stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller during the Middle Ages.
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Synagogue of El Transito
The Synagogue of El Tránsito, also known as the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi or Halevi, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at on Calle Samuel Levi, in the historic old city of Toledo, in the province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
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Toledo Cathedral
The Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain. It is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo.
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Alcázar of Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain.
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Ancient Roman circus of Toletum
The Roman circus of Toledo is an Ancient Roman circus site of Hispania. It served the city of Toletum, the present-day Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Discovery routes in Toledo
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Toledo: from the Bisagra Gate to the Cathedral
From the New and Old Bisagra Gates to the Church of Santiago del Arrabal, the Puerta del Sol and the Mosque of Cristo de la Luz; then the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Real, the Plaza de Zocodover, the Museum of Santa Cruz, the Alcázar of Toledo, the Mosque of Las Tornerías and Toledo Cathedral.
Toledo: El Greco and the Jewish quarter
From the Church of San Román to the Monastery of Santo Domingo el Antiguo and the Church of Santo Tomé; then the El Greco Museum, the Synagogue of El Tránsito, the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes, the Puerta del Cambrón and the San Martín Bridge.
Around Toledo and the windmills of Consuegra
From Puy du Fou España to the Hermitage of Cristo de la Vega, the Roman circus and the Hospital de Tavera; then the Alcántara Bridge, San Servando Castle, the windmills of Consuegra and La Muela Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Puerta Nueva de Bisagra
The Puerta de Bisagra Nueva ("The New Bisagra Gate") is the best known city gate of Toledo, Spain. The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by Alonso de Covarrubias.
Puerta de Bisagra
The Puerta de Bisagra (originally Bab al-Saqra, also called Puerta de Alfonso VI) is a city gate of Toledo, Spain. The structure was constructed in the 10th century, in the time of the Moorish Taifa of Toledo in Islamic Al-Andalus.
Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol (Sun Gate) is a city gate of Toledo, Spain, built by the Knights Hospitaller between the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Plaza de Zocodover, Toledo
The Plaza de Zocodover is a square in the city of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was the central hub of the city during most of its history, acting as its main square.
Alcázar of Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain.
Puerta del Cambrón
The Puerta del Cambrón is a gate located in the west sector of the Spanish city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha.
San Martín bridge
The Puente de San Martín is a medieval bridge across the river Tagus in Toledo, Spain. The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle having a span of 40 meters.
Ancient Roman circus of Toletum
The Roman circus of Toledo is an Ancient Roman circus site of Hispania. It served the city of Toletum, the present-day Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Puente de Alcántara, Toledo
The Puente de Alcántara is a Roman arch bridge in Toledo, Spain, spanning the River Tagus. The word Alcántara comes from Arabic القنطرة (al-qanṭarah), which means "arch".
Castillo de San Servando
The Castle of San Servando is a medieval castle in Toledo, Spain, near the Tagus River. It was begun as a monastery, occupied first by monks and later by the Knights Templar. In 1874 the castle was named a national monument.
Molinos de Consuegra
A group of windmills on the Cerro Calderico hill in Consuegra, Toledo province, where Consuegra Castle also stands.
Castle of la Muela
The Castle of La Muela is a castle in Consuegra, Spain. It was a stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller during the Middle Ages.
Puerta de Alcántara
The Alcantara Gate is a city gate located in Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It gives access to the interior of the historic center of the city, passing through its eastern side the surrounding wall.
Arco de la Sangre
A monumental gate in the city of Toledo.
Teatro Rojas
The Teatro Rojas is a theater in the city of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, inaugurated in 1879 on the site of the old corral de comedias, Mesón de la Fruta.
Baños de Tenerías
The Baños de Tenerías were a public bath in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha. The structure has been dated to the beginning of the 11th century, when Toledo was under Islamic rule, and formed one of the six Arab baths in the city.
Puerta del Vado
The Puerta del Vado is a city gate built between the late-11th and early-12th centuries and located in the neighborhood of Antequeruela in the city of Toledo, (Castile-La Mancha, Spain).
Puerta Bab al-Mardum
The Puerta Bab al-Mardum, or Puerta de Valmardón, is a city-gate of Toledo, Spain. It was built in the 10th century and is one of the oldest gates in the city. Its name 'mardum' is Arabic for 'blocked up'.
Museums
Museum of Santa Cruz
The Museum of Santa Cruz is an art, archaeology and ethnographic museum located in the historic centre of the city of Toledo, Spain.
El Greco Museum
The El Greco Museum is a single-artist museum in Toledo, Spain, devoted to the work and life of El Greco, who spent much of his life in Toledo, having been born in Fodele, Crete.
Hospital de Tavera
The Hospital de Tavera, also known as the Hospital de San Juan Bautista, Hospital de afuera, or simply as Hospital Tavera, is an important building of Renaissance architecture located in the Spanish city of Toledo.
Taller del Moro Museum
The Taller del Moro is a museum located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is housed in an old Mudéjar palace from the 14th century, and houses samples of Mudéjar art and crafts from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Places of worship
Church of St James, Toledo
The Church of St James the Great, known in Spanish as Iglesia de Santiago el Mayor or de Santiago del Arrabal, is a 13th-century Roman Catholic church in Toledo, Spain.
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Church of Cristo de la Luz is a Catholic chapel and former mosque located in Toledo, Spain. It is one of the ten mosques that existed in the city during the period of Muslim rule.
Monasterio de Santo Domingo el Real
The Monastery of Santo Domingo Real, located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, is a convent founded in 1364 by the noblewoman Inés García de Meneses, daughter of García Suárez de Meneses and María Fernández Barroso, after she was widowed by Sancho de Velasco.
Mezquita de las Tornerías
The Mosque of las Tornerías is a former mosque in Toledo, in the Castile-La Mancha of Spain.
Toledo Cathedral
The Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Toledo, Spain. It is the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo.
Church of San Román
The Iglesia de San Román is a church in Toledo (Castile-La Mancha, Spain). The church was built in the Mudéjar style in the 13th century. On this site there was an old Visigothic structure and probably an ancient Roman building.
Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos
The Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos (the Old) (Spanish: Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos (el Antiguo)) is a Cistercian convent in Toledo, Spain.
Church of Santo Tomé
The Iglesia de Santo Tomé is a church located in the historical center of the city of Toledo (Spain), and was founded after the reconquest of this city by King Alfonso VI of León.
Synagogue of El Transito
The Synagogue of El Tránsito, also known as the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi or Halevi, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at on Calle Samuel Levi, in the historic old city of Toledo, in the province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
The Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, also known as the Ibn Shoshan Synagogue, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4 Calle Reyes Católicos, in the historic old city of Toledo, in the province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is an Isabelline style Franciscan monastery in Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, built by the Catholic Monarchs.
Ermita del Cristo de la Vega
The Ermita del Cristo de la Vega is a hermitage located in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It was built on the remains of the Visigothic Basílica de Santa Leocadia during the 7th century.
Church of El Salvador
The Iglesia de El Salvador is a church in Toledo, Spain completed in 1159. Although the church is small, it is an exceptional building, because it was the site of 4 successive constructions, one on other and so on.
Church of San Andrés, Toledo
The Church of San Andrés is a Catholic church located in the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The building is of medieval origin, and as is common in this city, is a mix of different styles.
Convento de San Clemente
The Royal Monastery of St. Clement is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in the city of Toledo, Spain.
Oratorio de San Felipe de Neri
The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri is a former church in Toledo (Castile-La Mancha, Spain). The building was used by the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri as an oratory (chapel).
Church of San Ildefonso, Toledo
The Church of San Ildefonso is a Baroque style church located in the historic center of the city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Convento de San Pedro Mártir
The Convento de San Pedro Mártir is a convent located in Toledo, Spain. The Dominican convent was moved in 1407 from its location outside the walls to the houses donated by Doña Guiomar de Meneses.
San Sebastián, Toledo
San Sebastian is a redundant church in Toledo, Spain. Originally a mosque, it was converted for use as church after the Reconquista. It is protected by the heritage listing Bien de Interés Cultural.
Iglesia de San Vicente, Toledo
The Iglesia de San Vicente is a medieval church located in Toledo (Castile-La Mancha, Spain), it appears as a parish already in 1125, although, there is documentation that speaks of its being founded by Alfonso VI shortly after his conquest of the city in 1085. The current…
Convent of Santa Fe
Convent of Santa Fe is a former monastery situated in Toledo, Spain. It is situated in the north-east of the historic centre of the city.
Church of Santa Leocadia, Toledo
The Church of St Leocadia is a medieval church located in Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor, Toledo
The Iglesia de los Santos Justo y Pastor, popularly known as Iglesia de San Justo, is a church located in the city of Toledo (Castile-La Mancha, Spain).
Monuments
Monumento al Corazón de Jesús
A monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Toledo.
Other
Puy du Fou España
Puy du Fou España is a Spanish historical theme park opened in 2021 and located in the outskirts of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The park is part of the French group Association du Puy du Fou.
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