Holy Toledo

Alcazar, Toledo

You see a lot of blades in Toledo, these in the Cathedral gift

shoppe

Marzipan church (Church of St. Marzipan)

Entrance to the church of San Tome, site of
El Greco's greatest painting (so they say),
the Burial of the Count Orgaz (no pix

allowed)

There it is, the Burial of Count Orgaz, right off

the web...El Greco is an acquired taste that Vicki

and I seem to have acquired; his paintings are

all over, mostly in Toledo, but also in the Prado,

the Escorial, etc.

Typical Toledo street, I mean, alley

You also see a lot of Toledo gold...

Miguel Cervantes surveys the Calle Cervantes

Very important building

The countryside, La Mancha, from the hill top in Toledo

(also the Rio Tejo, which we last saw in its estuarial state

back in Lisboa)

What a perfect image: Toledo was the long-

time capital when the Moors were finally

driven out of Spain in 1492; it had been

their capital too, but was among the first

major cities the Christians re-took

[Not pictured: the Zocodover, that is, the main square; from the various guidebooks you get the impression of great size and majesty; it is not a lot more than an intersection where the bus stops]

We spent a couple days in Toledo and one night at the Camping El Greco, with the river below and the city beyond. Toledo is muy touristico,  but so rich in history and sights and atmosphere it doesn't matter. It is definitely El Greco's town, with major and multiple paintings at the Cathedral (no pix) and at the museum, and also at the Tome church.