Private tours in Toledo

Toledo is a walled city on a granite outcrop, wrapped on three sides by the Tagus, where Christians, Jews and Muslims lived and worked in the same streets for centuries. It is thirty minutes from Madrid and it deserves more than the two hours most day trips give it. Tour Travel & More organises 100% private tours of Toledo with a licensed official tour guide, a luxury vehicle with chauffeur and a travel coordinator available 24/7.

The three cultures, on foot

The cathedral took 267 years to build and holds a Transparente that cuts a hole in the vault to let light fall on the altar. A few streets away, the Synagogue of El Tránsito has Hebrew inscriptions under Mudéjar plasterwork, and Santo Tomé holds El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, painted for the chapel it still hangs in. Toledo is a city of steep lanes and closed doors, and a guide is what opens them in the right order.

From Madrid, door to door

The classic mistake is arriving at midday with the coaches. We start early or come in the afternoon, and we stop at the Mirador del Valle across the river first, because seeing the whole city from outside is what makes the inside legible. With a private vehicle there is no station walk at either end.

The full day: Toledo and a winery

Toledo is also steel, marzipan and wine. The La Mancha vineyards start where the city ends, and a visit to a working winery turns a half day into a full one without rushing anything. Tell us if you would rather spend that time on the Alcázar and the museums instead — it is your day.

With Tour Travel & More, Toledo becomes a city you walk slowly rather than a stop on a coach route. Tell us your dates and a travel expert will build your private tour around what you want to see.