Toledo

If I had to choose among all the cities and towns I have visited in my life, I would choose without any doubt the city of Toledo. Toledo is situated in the centre of Spain,  only 100 hundred km from Madrid, the capital city. It is on a hill beside the river Tajo and you can glimpse its silhouette from several km away.

I remember arriving in Toledo. It was a sunny Saturday of May and I had to park my car before going into the city centre, because cars are not allowed there.  Toledo’s old town is entirely pedestrian, what it is perfectly understandable because of its narrow and medieval stoned streets. Sometimes I thought that a caped Spanish man was going to appear suddenly wielding his sharp sword!

Toledo has a big range of monuments due to its history. For example I would encourage visiting the Gothic cathedral which, despite of the fact that I am not very religious, made me feel absolutely astonished.  Other sight I visited was the Greco’s house, one of the most famous painters of the sixteenth century.

People living in Toledo are very friendly and they manufacture and sell crafts for a living.  They always receive their visitors drawing a smile on their face.

I would like to visit Toledo again. It has been twenty years since I was there, I was very young and I am positive that now, with the experience, knowledge and wrinkles that age has given me away, I would enjoy the visit much more.