El Greco and Toledo
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3 H
16+
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Doménikos Theotokópoulos, best known as “El Greco” (the Greek), lived in his beloved Toledo for over forty years, and to this day, we still house some of his most impressive and representative works of art. The visit starts at the Santo Domingo Convent where El Greco painted his first commissioned piece. Next, we visit the Santa Cruz Museum to enjoy the spectacular Inmaculada Oballe. We’ll take pleasure in seeing his masterpiece, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, in the Santo Tomé church. At the end of the tour, we find ourselves with his later and well-known pieces in the superb El Greco Museum. In no other city of the world is it possible to do and see something similar.
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Toledo
Toledo (Spanish: [toˈleðo]) is a city and municipality located in central Spain; it is the capital of the province of Toledo and the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage. Toledo is known as the "Imperial City" for having been the main venue of the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and as the "City of the Three Cultures" for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims and Jews reflected in its history. It was also the capital from 542 to 725 of the ancient Visigothic kingdom, which followed the fall of the Roman Empire, and the location of historic events such as the Visigothic Councils of Toledo. Toledo has a long history in the production of bladed weapons, which are now popular souvenirs of the city. People who were born or have lived in Toledo include Brunhilda of Austrasia, Al-Zarqali, Garcilaso de la Vega, Eleanor of Toledo, Alfonso X, Israeli ben Joseph, Halevi and El Greco. As of 2015, the city had a population of 83,226.[1] and an area of 232.1 km2 (89.6 sq mi).