I would have to say that old Toledo town is quite different to anywhere else we have been in Spain. It is set on a hill, quite a steep hill in parts, and it is all narrow cobbled roads, it really does have a different feel. The weather is still on the cool side, but is definately warmer than Salamanca as it only goes down to -1 overnight, but we are getting beautiful sunny, blue skied days (top of 17 degrees!!!), as we always seem to get now in Spain.
Our hotel has a roof terrace and we get a really good view up into the rest of the town from there. We actually have great views of the Cathedral and the Alcazar....The Alcázar 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 and Philip II of Spain in the 1540's, it looks amazing. We also look down onto the Santa Isabel Convent from which our hotel takes it's name.
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| Toledo At Dusk |
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| Convento Santa Isabel |
We are only a stone throws away from the very imposing Cathedral that just dominates Toledo.
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| Views Around The Cathedral |
Old Toledo is not very large, so two days gives us plenty of time to explore it. We both agree that it is a charming little town with great narrow, cobbled streets....and even when I try my best to get lost, it is impossible as you are always close to a major landmark somewhere.
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| Exploring The Lane Ways Of Toledo |
It is nice travelling to all of these different towns at the moment and seeing their Christmas Lights...you have to agree that it does bring out the kid in everyone seeing these!!!
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| Christmas Lights Around Toledo |
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| Still Got To Improve These Selfies!!! |
As usual we have been hitting the food spots and trying out different dishes. We tried out the Catedral Restaurant the other night and I would have to say they do have some different dishes here...quite a few with Pheasant and Deer....so I gave one of the deer dishes a go and it was delicious....sorry to anyone that loves Bambi!!
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| The Catedral Restaurant |
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| Two Many Chefs!!!! |
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| Very Tasty!! |
We like dropping into little bars as we walk around, try a few wines and tapas and back to walking...a great way to see a town!!!
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| He Invited Us In, So In We Went!!! |
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| Great Little Bars All Over Toledo |
We have found a little bar/cafe just around the corner from us, La Malquerida de la Trinidad...a great quirky place full of all sorts of furniture, lamposts, cheese grater lights.....love it!! They even serve a local beer called Domus that tastes great, so I am happy, Lesley is enjoying the many different Cava's here (Spanish version of Champagne).....I would have to say that the whole trip through Spain we have not had a bad Spanish wine, they are actually very good.
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| La Malquerida de la Trinidad |
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| Local Toledo Artisan Beer, Domus |
So we will continue exploring Toledo for another day and then it is off to Cordoba........have to say...we are just loving Spain!
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