El Greco in Toledo

After receiving his artistic training in his native Crete and spending brief periods in Venice and Rome, one of the greatest painters in the history of art arrived in Toledo in 1577. It was here where he developed his distinctive style and created most of his paintings. A tour through the monuments where his works can still be admired offers a deeper understanding of such a modern way of expressing himself through the brush—one that, even today, continues to inspire and influence contemporary painting.

The tour includes:

Hospital de la Santa Cruz.
The Cathedral.
Church of Santo Tomé, with the “The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz”.
Convent of Santo Domingo el Antiguo.

Duration: The walking tour will last around 3 hours – 3 hours and a half.

Panoramic: For those groups coming to Toledo with their own bus, the visit will include a panoramic tour to enjoy the wonderful views from the other side of the Tagus river. Regarding those individuals coming from Madrid by high speed train (AVE), the panoramic tour could be made by taxi (20 euros aprox.) from the Toledo Train Station.

Monuments: Every monument included in the tour will be thoroughly explained by the guide.

Contents: Even though the walking tour has a common thread (The Three Cultures, El Greco, the Jewish Quarter,…) I will make allusion to every simple and important aspect of the city: handicrafts, cultural heritage, evolution of the old town, festivities, etc.