Toledo Half-Day or Full-Day Tour from Madrid
Overview
- Toledo tour or Toledo and Madrid combo tour from Madrid
- See the World Heritage-listed 13th-century Cathedral of Toledo
- Admire masterpieces by El Greco, including The Burial of the Count of Orgaz in the church of St. Tome
- Enjoy a guided walking tour through Toledo's atmospheric cobbled backstreets
- Visit the Cathedral of Toldeo on the full-day tour only
- Opt for a Madrid and Toledo combo tour for a full-day overview of both cities
From
$68.83 USD
Gaze at the medieval castle, with its towering turrets reminiscent of fairy tales, and admire the ancient majesty of Santa Maria La Blanca Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Europe. Then, feast your eyes on some of El Greco’s most influential artworks in the Church of St Tome. Gaze at the meticulous brushstrokes in The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, and then head to the Monastery of Saint John of the Kings for a tour.
Stroll amid the courtyard cloisters and royal coats of arms in the religious structure and then head to the house of local sculptor Victorio Macho to see the eponymous museum dedicated to his impressive sculptures.
Choose the full-day tour to enhance your experience of Toledo. See the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Cathedral of Toledo, a 13th-century structure declared Spain’s finest example of Gothic architecture, and take a guided tour of the interior. Enjoy a panoramic tour of all of the city’s significant sights, and opt to enjoy a traditional lunch of Spanish specialties. Please see the Itinerary section for a sample menu.
If you opt for the Toledo and Madrid combo tour, you'll begin the morning with a half-day tour of Madrid, stopping at highlights such as the Royal Palace, the Prado Museum, Ventas Bullring, or Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, with a complimentary drink at the Hard Rock Café. Continue afterward with a half-day tour of Toledo, including entry to the Church of St. Tome, the Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca, and the Mosque of El Cristo de la Luz.
Itinerary
- Vegetable stew
- Veal with green beans and french fry potatoes
- Vanilla ice cream with fruit salad
- Appetizers and Castilian tapas
- Roasted lamb with vegetables
- Truffle cake with ice cream
- Wine, mineral water and coffee
Reviews
Viator Traveler's Reviews
This tour is great, you hit all the majors sites in Toledo and the guide is very knowledgable. I had the higher level lunch included in the tour and it was awful... Stale bread, meat with lots of bones and cheap appetizers. My advise is to skip the lunch and do lunch on your own. You will have a better experience.
Morning tour of Madrid was on a bus entirely. You couldn't see anything and it was a bilingual tour so half spanish, half english, made it difficult to tune in and out to what guide was saying. We left the tour early it was awful. Afternoon in Toledo could have been interesting but our same guide from the Madrid AM tour was less than enthusiastic, she couldn't wait for the day to end, that was obvious.
Our guide was superb - but we had to speedwalk through the sights to fit it all in. By the last stop, everyone was tired. And much of the walking is uphill. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes. The lunch was definitely worth doing as well - delicious food in an historic house. After much walking in the heat, it was nice to sit in a beautiful old house and be waited on.
We did the full day tour but did not get lunch. Instead we did lunch on our own at a restaurant near the meeting point at the bridge - Museeo de Productos. The best food we’ve had in Spain!
Our guide gave the tour in both English and Spanish speaking one sentence in each language at a time. I enjoyed the way she did the tour and it actually helped me brush up on my Spanish. Toledo is beautiful and not too far from Madrid. I would recommended this tour.