The enchanted courtyard of Toledo
Years ago, a deceased resident of Toledo told me something about his house in the old town that I would now like to share with everyone who reads me here. He made me swear that …
The ten most famous legends of Toledo, in short version
Anyone who comes to visit the city of Toledo, apart from the monumental heritage that the city treasures and the beauty of the old part of the city, cannot say that they have visited Toledo …
The Green Cross. Legend of Toledo
The battles between Judeo-Converts and old Christians were so important and bloody in Toledo that they gave of themselves to write an entire chapter of our history and of course from there arose several legends …
The Devil’s hand. A legend from Toledo
We begin to narrate an old Toledan legend, little known to date, published in “The Tagus” in various episodes since September 21, 1867. We will respect the format and publish every few days, like the …
Legends of the Toledo Fat Bell, children’s version
Toledo Cathedral Gorda Bell If there is a place in Toledo that holds a multitude of curiosities, legends and mysteries, it is the Cathedral of Toledo. In its tower, about 80 meters high, hides one …
Legend of the Stick Man, children’s version
Palo Man Summer is a great time to introduce the youngest children to the history and culture of a city like Toledo. A good starting point can be certain curiosities that populate our streets (in …
The Lady with the Dull Eyes
The lady with the eyes without brightness ” The Lady with the eyes without Brightness.” The city inspires apparitions and mysteries narrated in the night of time, in different versions of the same myth that …
Godulfo (The Chasuble of a Saint)
Another of the new legends created by Juan Alvarez Hernandez comes to our pages. In this case inspired by the famous chasuble of San Ildefonso. Then Juan Álvarez shares with everyone a legend inspired by …
The gaze of Christ
Among the thousands of people who visit these pages on a daily basis, we sometimes receive messages from Toledanos like Juan Álvarez who send us incredible stories and unpublished legends like the one we are …
La tertulia de los muertos, legend of Toledo Cathedral
The Santiago Chapel of Toledo Cathedral is one of the most sumptuous and largest. Beneath it is the body of an illustrious character and some members of his family: the Constable Don Alvaro de Luna, …
Don Diego de la Salve
One of Toledo’s most tranquil spots, the Church of San Lucas, now only disturbed by the many vehicles that park there, contains one of the city’s best-known legends, a prodigy with a certain spectral charge …
The mystery of a tomb
None of the three suspected that what was going to happen that night would cause them more fright than they had experienced in hundreds of battles. None thought, as they made their way to the …
Why is the White Virgin laughing? A legend of Toledo Cathedral
Toledo’s cathedral contains a large collection of treasures, art, curiosities…, and also legends. In the choir an image of the Virgin is admired and venerated, under the title of Our Lady the White, made in …
The Legend of the Sale of the Soul
It is not the first time that the discovery of a new legend of Toledo surprises us. It is not in vain that it is said that every corner of the city has its own …