El Tajo, ice cream
The cold, very present these days, is not something new in the city. Has any reader of this website seen the Tagus as it passes through Toledo totally frozen? ” It was andelado the Tagus …
The arrival of the Inquisition in Toledo
Contrary to popular belief, historically Toledans have been quite “rebellious” to authority. Suffice it to say that the example we are now bringing, related to the Inquisition and which occurred more than 500 years ago, …
What’s a “bolo” ?
A bolus is a Toledan? Many use “bolo “as something derogatory, to refer to a neighbor of Toledo and even the same inhabitants of the city refer to someone as “bolo” when it is considered …
The Legends of Toledo, in Google Maps
We have placed all the legends here included in the Toledo city map in GoogleMaps. Now you can “fly” over the city from this page and read the legends where they were imagined. Thanks to …
Marzipan Toledano
Marzipan is a very typical sweet throughout Spain and particularly in Toledo, where at Christmas especially and throughout the year the visitor can buy the best candy made with the aim of giving the most …
Toledan Curiosities, third part
We continue with this singular series of articles dedicated to some of the curiosities that Toledo contains. On topics as diverse as swords, braziers, suburbs, Mozarabs, hospitals, cleaning and “Tuesday”, try this article. The “Brasero” …
Toledan Curiosities – Part One
Do you think you know Toledo? The thousand-year-old city encloses within its walls remarkable curiosities that the memory of chroniclers prevents them from falling into oblivion. We begin this series of articles with some of …