Toledo

Toledo's perhaps best known festivity is the procession of Corpus Christi, declared of international interest to the tourist, and which has been held on the Sunday of the ninth week after Holy Week for the last eight centuries. Presided over by the archbishop primate himself, it is a spectacular procession when the splendid 16th century gold monstrance by Enrique de Arce is taken out of the cathedral, among other treasures, and is accompanied by the Royal Brotherhood of Noblemen of Illescas, in red habits; the Mozarabic Knights, in blue habits; the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, dressed in white, and the Knights of Corpus Christi, dressed in green. Houses are also adorned for the occasion with antique fabrics from the medieval weavers' guilds, and the ground is covered with flowers and fragrant herbs. The 'Tarasca' or dragon sculpture, which used to be present in the festivities of Corpus Christi, is also brought out.

Toledo Entrance	Toledo Entrance	Plaza Zocodover, Corpus Christi Banners	Women gather well before noon at Plaza Zocodover and work...	Fine Embroidery	Statues outside Bibleoteca
Statues outside Bibleoteca	Mickey Mouse gets a ticket, selling balloons without a...	Bubbles from Street performer	Street performers	Street cover, comes in handy for hot sunny days like we had	Children at big church door steps
Incensors outside church	Banners for Corpus Christi	Looking up to Toeldo and Alcazar, and Tagus River	Bridge to Toledo	Plaza Zocodover, is the center of Toledo, Women gather...	Toledo Alcazar
Toledo with Alcazar in the background, and Tagus River	Toledo with Alcazar in the background, Tagus river	Catedral	Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo begun in 1266	One of the three 13th century High Gothic cathedrals in...	Madrid, Atocha, train station, on the way to toledo....
Boarding the high speed train to Toledo	Exhibit near toledo Train station	Alcazar, Toledo	Alcazar, Toledo	Water Mill on Tagus River	Water mill was important innovation to pump water from...
Fountain in Roundabout on the walk from Train station to...	Toledo is another hill top Town, you can see it is a good...	Toledo Street	Entering Zocodover	Corpus Christi Banners	Plaza Zocodover
Woman enjoy embroidery	Woman enjoy embroidery	Very intricate embroidery, loos like a computer program	Gaudi	Statues outside the Biblioteca	View accross the river from Toedo
Art Exhibit, Elgreco	Art Exhibit, Elgreco	Art Exhibit, hall of Tapestries	Toledo street	Toledo Street	Street entertainer, Bubbles
Street Juggler	16th century gold monstrance by Enrique de Arce is on...	Cathedral Facade	Cathedral Facade	Catedral Toledo, high Gothic style, and even though...	Catedral Toledo
Ornate Pipe organ	Details in the Main Altar	Main Altar is behind the screen	Restaurant for Lunch, Jamon hanging from Ceiling	Take your pick wine for the Table	Beautiful Lamp, one of many , in the streets.
Toledo Street, with the lamps and Shades to keep us cool.	Street corner	Plaza de Zocodover	Toledo Dog	View from toledo, and Water Mill, on Tagus river	River below toledo, bridge to alcazar
Toledo	Women are done for the day with Embroidery	Three Accordions in Plaza de Zocodover	Toledo's craft tradition in metalworking is legendary....	Setting up the stage for Flamenco under the stars show in...	LLADRO
Looking back up to toledo from the mini train tour

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