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Toledo UNESCO world heritage sites

Toledo north-east

Alcantara Bridge on Calle Gerardo Lobo
There is evidence of its construction in Roman times, at the founding of Toletum. It was damaged and rebuilt in the 10th century, at which time a third arch disappeared, reduced to a gate with a horseshoe arch.

Hospital de Santa Cruz at Calle Miguel de Cervantes, 3
The hospital was founded by Cardinal Mendoza at the end of the 15th century to centralize assistance to orphaned and abandoned children in the city. It has a remarkable Plateresque portal, work of Alonso de Covarrubias.

Mosque of las Tornerias at Calle Tornerias, 27
It was built in the middle of the 11th century, built on a foundations of Roman architecture, located in the old Muslim neighborhood Arrabal de Francos. Currently it houses the "Center Foundation of Promotion of the Crafts", that can be visited and attend temporary exhibitions.

Mosque of Christ of the Light on Calle Cristo de la Luz
Built in 999 in Toledo, this building is a rarity in that it is in much the same state as it was when it was originally built.

Puerta Bab al-Mardum at Calle Cristo de la Luz, 20
It was built in the 10th century and is one of the oldest gates in the city.

Puerta del Sol at Callejon San Jose, 2
The medallion above the arch of the gate depicts the ordination of the Visigothic Ildephonsus, Toledo's patron saint. The name of the gate comes from the sun and the moon that were once painted on either side of this medallion.

Toledo north-west

Puerta Nueva de Bisagra at Calle Real del Arrabal, 26
The gate is of Moorish origin, but the main part was built in 1559 by Alonso de Covarrubias. It carries the coat of arms of the emperor Charles V. It superseded the Puerta Bisagra Antigua as the main entrance to the city.

Iglesia Santiago del Arrabal at Plaza Santiag Arrabal, 4
Santiago del Arrabal is a church in Toledo, Spain, built in 1245–48, at the orders of Sancho II, on the site of an older church and a mosque that is known to have been used since 1125. Many characteristics of the mosque have remained in the present building which is built in the Mudéjar architectural style.

Alfonso VI gate on Plaza de Alfonso VI
The Puerta de Alfonso VI gate is the only surviving part of the Arab wall.

Convent of the Immaculate Conception at Plaza Capuchinas, 10
Fine simplicity and marked desornamentation are the criteria handled throughout the interior. The counterpart is in the nobility of materials - marble, jaspers and bronzes - used for altarpieces, picture frames and plaques with inscriptions.

Cambron gate on Paseo de Recadero
Of Renaissance style, has two pairs of towers and two arches, being built of stone and brick.

Monastery of St John of the Kings at Calle de los Reyes Catolicos, 17
This monastery was founded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to commemorate both the birth of their son, Prince John, and their victory at the Battle of Toro (1476) over the army of Afonso V of Portugal.

Toledo center

San Martin's Bridge at Bajada San Martín
The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle reaching an impressive span length of 40 m. Only very few bridges in the world had reached that mark until then.

Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca at Calle de los Reyes Catolicos, 4
Its stylistic and cultural classification is unique among surviving buildings as it was constructed under the Christian Kingdom of Castile by Islamic architects for Jewish use. It is considered a symbol of the cooperation that existed among the three cultures that populated the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.

Synagogue of El Transito on Calle Samuel Levi
It is famous for its rich stucco decoration, which bears comparison with the Alcazar of Seville and the Alhambra palaces in Granada.

Museo del Greco on Paseo Transito
It consists of two buildings, a 16th-century house with a courtyard and an early 20th century building forming the museum, together with a garden. The house recreates the home of El Greco, which no longer exists. The museum houses many artworks by El Greco, especially from his late period.

Church of Santo Tome at Plaza del Conde, 4
The Iglesia de Santo Tome 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. It appears quoted in the 12th century, as constructed on the site of an old mosque of the 11th century. This mosque, together with other mosques in the city, were used as Christian churches without major changes, since in the taking of the city there was no destruction of buildings.

Cathedral at Calle Cardenal Cisneros, 1
The cathedral of Toledo is one of the three 13th-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain and is considered, in the opinion of some authorities, to be the magnum opus of the Gothic style in Spain.

Alcazar on Calle de la Union
The Alcazar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. Once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century, it was restored under Charles I (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and his son Philip II of Spain in the 1540s.