[2024 Toledo Attraction] Travel Guide for Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (Updated Sep)

The city of 3 cultures!

#traveldiaries Christians, Muslims and Jews. Followers of the three religions lived side by side for centuries and left their mark in Toledo. It is one of Spain’s most interesting and intriguing cities, where you can see a Gothic cathedral, a 10th century mosque and two synagogues in the space of just a few metres. It was once an Imperial City, and its beauty was depicted in the paintings of El Greco. Visitors to the city should be sure to see its views, visit the Alcázar, walk around its winding streets, or see a sunset from the Alcántara or San Martín bridges. Less than 80 kilometres from Madrid, it’s worth spending more than a day to see the city lit up at night and explore it in more depth. Must visit attractions: 📍El Alcazar Perched on one of the highest points in Toledo, El Alcazar overlooks the city. 📍Mezquita Cristo de la Luz Toledo’s old mosque. 📍Plaza Zocodover A large open plaza that connects many of the main sites in Toledo. 📍Catedral Primada Main cathedral of Toledo. 📍Monasterio de San Juan de Los Reyes Monastery in the heart of Toledo’s Jewish Quarter. 📍The El Greco Museum Dedicated to late renaissance art painted by the famous El Greco. 📍Puente de Alcantata Toledo’s most beautiful bridge. Crossing the Tajo river, the old Roman bridge used to be the only entry to the city for pilgrims.

[San Juan Royal Abbey] Monastery was built between 1477-1504 and was built by King Aragonese Fernando II and Queen Isabel of Castilea to commemorate his newborn son. It is also a surviving sign of the great event of the monarchy expelling Jews from Spain. The monastery gate is very quaint, a beautiful monastery that shines brightly after entering the door, a monastery with a queen's sense of sight, a quiet Spanish aristocratic monastery. The Abbey combines a variety of architectural styles, and the whole building is exquisite, especially the first floor of the cloister and the reliefs in the main hall. The cloister is surrounded by a beautiful little garden with citrus trees, red and yellow roses and shrubs. There are not many tourists. You can also use it as a beautiful royal garden. Come and take a rest and enjoy the little convents where the European style and Arabian style are displayed. On the first floor, there are tourists to sit down and visit the cloister. Red benches. I prefer the first floor cloister compared to the second floor cloister. The more elaborate character reliefs and window grilles give the entire cloister a very formal, yet elegant palace feel, very noble and ancient. Luxury. The second floor overlooks the entire building of the monastery and the small square garden. The ceiling of the second cloister is a wooden square Mudejar style, very Arabian, with a great collision with the Gothic style of the entire building. The fare is not too expensive. It is 2.8 Euro/person. It is very quiet here and you can rest in a daze. Remember to visit.