Toledo on your Own

Stroll the medieval streets of Toledo on a self-guided tour that lets you choose exactly which attractions you want to visit.

Toledo is a Unesco World Heritage Site, and it’s easy to see why. Narrow lanes and tiny cobbled alleyways wind past ancient churches and synagogues to the gigantic gothic confection that is St Mary’s cathedral, and a formidable 16th-century fortress at the top of the hill. There’s also a crypt full of mummies and many more subterranean delights to explore, including caves, cemeteries and Roman baths.

Depending on your return time, you can spend up to eight hours here, to allow for a more leisurely visit –and to give you a chance to sample Toledo’s famous marzipan, and pause for albondigas and patatas bravas in some of the excellent side-street tapas bars.

Highlights

• St Mary’s Cathedral

  Don’t miss this 13th-century gothic masterpiece, one of the finest examples of its kind in Spain.

• Church of Santo Tomé

  Home to Renaissance artist El Greco's huge masterpiece, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.

• Castle of San Servando

  Said to be haunted, this ancient castle overlooks the Tagus River.

• Three daily departures whisk you from the hustle and bustle of Madrid to ancient Toledo.

• There’s a brief guided tour on arrival to help you get your bearings before you set off on your solo adventure around the Imperial City.

• Tours are offered in both Spanish and English.

Arrive at the VPT Tours office at your booked departure time and show your pass in the office.

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There are two daily departures from Madrid:

• 8:30AM – with this option you can choose a return time of either 1:45PM or 4:30PM. (This will be selected before departure - you cannot change the return time once in Toledo)
• 10AM – with this option, there is a single return time at 4:30PM. 
• On weekends there is an extra departure at 3PM, with a return time at 6:45PM.

The tour doesn’t operate on national holidays.