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Islamic Toledo
Puerta de Alfonso VI
This gate, also known as the Puerta Vieja de Bisagra, was once the main entrance to the city of Toledo. Christian and Muslim styles come together in this structure which preserves its façade, made up of three horseshoe arches with the centre arch raised above the adjoining ones.
Puerta del Sol
A 13th century Mudejar construction, this gateway provided access to the Muslim medina until the wall was extended, which stripped this entrance of its defensive function, leaving it enclosed like a second walkway.
The gateway is rectangular with a semicircular top and has a large pointed arch rising above two columns leading to the horseshoe arch gate. Two stone towers flank the entrance, one semicircular and the other square with battlements and windows.
Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz
This 10th century building has four marble columns with Visigoth capitals holding nine cupolas in different styles.
There is a legend that when the horse of El Cid arrived at this point, he knelt down, leading to the discovery of a Christ that had been buried by the Christians to avoid profanation by the Muslims.
The carving is unique in that its feet are in a position different from that generally corresponding to crucifixes.
Mezquita de Tornerías
An 11th century building constructed over Roman foundations with a floor plan similar to that of the Cristo de la Luz, which may well have served as a model.
Currently, it holds the Centre for the Promotion of Arts and Crafts of Castile-La Mancha, which regularly holds monographic exhibitions.
Museo de los Concilios Visigodos
This museum is located in the Iglesia de San Román, whose walls are covered with beautiful and perfectly preserved 13th century Romanic mural paintings.
Museo de San Marcos
The San Marcos Cultural Centre offers visitors a new way to get to know the city of Toledo with the project, "Keys to Toledo, a key to the future" at the Centre for Interpretation. Here, the city is portrayed in such a way that the visitor can take a modern and different approach to understanding and discovering this capital of cultures.
Museo de Santa Cruz
This museum brings together the holdings of the old Provincial Archaeological Museum and the Parroquia de San Vicente Museum.
Museo Sefardí
The Sinagoga del Tránsito houses the Sephardic Museum, showing the historical and geographical framework of the Jewish people.
Museo de Victorio Macho
This museum sits on a promontory known as Tarpeya Rock with views of an impressive Tagus River ravine, where the famous Palentine sculptor had his home and studio.
