Spain

Very long staircase

After crossing the river on Alcantara Bridge and going through Alcantara Gate, which was an Arabic style, we found the very long staircase (photo). This must be the way to the centre…

Spain

Youth Hostel

In the map of Toledo, Spain, you can see a castle on the east side of the Tagus River. So we decided to visit there. From the river, we walked up the…

Spain

View of Toledo

Toledo in Spain is on a hill which is surrounded three side by Tajo River. Across the river in the south side, there is another hill and from there, you can see…

Consuegra

La Mancha

On the last day in Toledo, Spain, we wanted to go out of the city, so we visited the tourist office for the advice. If we had a car, there were about…

Spain

Eat standing

We went to the tapas bar which the staff in our hotel in Toledo, Spain recommended, but it was so crowded that the beginners like us could not enter. So we walked…

Spain

El Greco museum

The last place we visited on the day when we walked the walking course in Toledo, Spain was El Greco museum. This place used to be known as the house of El…

Spain

Former Jewish Quater

The south west part of Toledo in Spain was former Jewish Quater. In the past, there were 11 synagogues, but now there seemed only two left. We went in one of them…

Spain

Ceramics are nice, too

There are a lot of ceramics shops in Toledo in Spain, too. In the shop we just happened to enter, only a young man was there, and he was playing the Spanish…

Spain

To the church to see a painting

Toledo in Spain is the place where the Greek painter, El Greco lived and there are a lot of his paintings. In Iglesia de Santo Tome, there is the famous “The Burial…