Parque del Retiro

The park was built for the private use of the royal family in the 17th century and was only opened to the pubic in 1869.

Cypress tree

The Crystal Palace

King Alfonso XII

Lunch at Edemecum

This restaurant is right in front of the bridge. The food here is good.

Sardine pastry

Pink Steak

Scrambled Cod and Prawn 

The restaurant

Puente de Alcantara

This bridge was built by the Romans circa 788.

River Tagus

Don Quixote and the Windmill

Toledo Cathedral : The Sacristy

The Sacristy houses the treasures of the Cathedral including sculptures and masterpieces.

Descension of the Holy Virgin by Luca Giordano

The Disrobing of Christ by El Greco

The Arrest of Christ by Goya

John The Baptist by Caravaggio

Toledo Cathedral : The Choir

The Choir of the Cathedral contains masterpieces of late medieval art.

The Virgin White from the 16th century

Toledo Cathedral

The Cathedral was built in 1226 over a mosque which has replaced an earlier church. The construction of the Cathedral took 267 years to complete.

St Christopher carrying Christ the Child

The High Altar

The Transparente

The body of St Ursula preserved here since 1673

The Monstrance

It is carried through the streets of Toledo during the Corpus Christi celebrations