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The Voice of Silence

The Voice of Silence

We have recovered a brief but intense Toledan legend for years attributed to Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, which reflects magnificently well the atmosphere of the streets of Toledo. * We take note and appreciate the comment …

The eyes of Doña Luz

The eyes of Doña Luz

The harsh summer sun plummets over the streets of Toledo. Don Pedro Moraleda pushes the door of the Mesón del Sevillano, fleeing from the treacherous rays that devastate the paved area of Toledo. He sits …

The Christ of the Knives

The Christ of the Knives

De capa y espada” we could call the following legend that we offer in these pages, El Cristo de las Cuchilladas (The Christ of the Knives). A very well known and loved by the Toledans, …

The burial of the Count of Orgaz (El Greco)

The burial of the Count of Orgaz (El Greco)

The most famous of all the paintings painted by El Greco, “The burial of the Lord of Orgaz “is in the Toledo church of Santo Tomé, being visited daily by numerous tourists. A masterpiece of …

The double death of Don Enrique de Villena

The double death of Don Enrique de Villena

Two famous schools had Toledo: that of translators and that of Nigromance, in which wise men from all over the world tried to know the mysteries of the so-called “Ars Toletana”, magic in its purest …

The Alley of Beautiful Children

The Alley of Beautiful Children

A legend ultimately related to the so-called “Puerta del Sol”, one of the oldest accesses to Toledo, well preserved and currently can be visited inside. This door receives its name from the existing representation of …

The Confessor Devil

The Confessor Devil

The Devil is not only part of the Toledano Street map. The cathedral also houses among its Gothic walls one of the most “infernal” legends of the city; a recurrent theme in the Toledo legends …

The Mysterious Fountain of Toledo

The Mysterious Fountain of Toledo

During the War of Independence, in 1809, we located this mysterious legend, about the mysterious fountain of Toledo located in the current “Paseo de la Rosa”, very close to the AVE train station. Toledo was …

The House of the Diamondist

The House of the Diamondist

Situated at the end of a natural watercourse on Toledano hill, next to a well-known Tagus wharf, the house belonged to Don José Navarro, author of the crown of Isabel II. There is also a …

The Bloody Hand

The Bloody Hand

Many streets in Toledo have their own legend. This is the case of the “Calle de la Mano”, as we can read in this text: Pedro Suárez, Mayor of Toledo in 1385 dies in the …

The Zapatero and the Cardinal

The Zapatero and the Cardinal

In these times, in which some see themselves as possessors of supreme reason, in which the arrogance and confrontation they provoke are not precisely qualities of men of faith, and in which the supposed defense …