Toledo Self-Guided Audio Tour: Old Town and Jewish Quarter

This self-guided audio tour starts at Toledo’s historic heart and former Moorish marketplace, Plaza de Zocodover, and ends back at the same square.

You’ll journey from the imposing Alcázar fortress – which began as a Roman citadel before housing Visigoth kings, Moorish rulers, and Spanish monarchs – and through the ancient Jewish Quarter.

You’ll discover how King Alfonso X “The Wise“ established the School of translators, where scholars from all three faiths preserved classical knowledge.

Including Iglesia de la Magdalena.

On this tour, you'll pass by Teatro de Rojas and learn about the theatre while you walk.

On this tour, you'll walk through the Puerta del Perdon and learn about the ancient gate as you walk.

Tránsito, two remarkable synagogues where Islamic and Jewish design elements blend in unique harmony.

Tránsito, two remarkable synagogues where Islamic and Jewish design elements blend in unique harmony.

On this audio tour, you'll have a chance to discover memento mori symbols at the Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes and learn why chains hang from its façade.

On this tour, you'll see ornate churches and hidden courtyards that reveal Toledo’s 2,000-year evolution. Including Iglesia del Salvador.

in towers, built on the site where Toledo’s patron saint was born.

On this audio tour, you'll have a chance to learn about Toledo’s renowned sword-making tradition at one of the city’s last traditional workshops, Mariano Zamorano Swords Factory.

z, Toledo’s oldest building dating from 999 CE, with its Roman, Islamic, and Christian layers.