We left Madrid
And we were off to Toledo
just the first view took my breath away
I even had to pose for a picture
Our first stop was a damascene factory. Damascening is the art of inlaying gold or silver into darkly oxidized steel background to produce intricate patterns. This technique was brought to Toledo from Damascus.
Here is a sample above.
We took escalators up to the old town
Check this narrow street.
Lola, our tireless tour manager, treated us to marzipan, a speciality of Toledo, the best marzipan I have ever tasted.
Toledo is a UNESCO world heritage site
We had an excellent local guide, Carlos, who took us first into the beautiful cathedral, a gothic cathedral dating from the 13th century, built on a former mosque
There are beautiful paintings by such painters as Goya and El Greco. Below is a portrait of Jesus done by El Greco who used colour the way Goya used light.
I loved this Baroque alterpiece called El Transparente.
This floor shows the Star of David. Toledo was a place where Jews, Moslems, and Christians co-existed.
This cathedral was just amazing.
We had time to explore the town a bit.
And a chance to buy marzipan.
It was amazing what they could create with it.
Even a marzipan cathedral
It really was a
Sweet time in Toledo...
