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Toledo Travel Guide

Toledo was one of the most important medieval cities and the capital of the Spanish Empire. Toledo was famed for its production of steel and especially of swords and the city is still a center for the manufacture of knives and other steel implements.

About Toledo

Toledo covers an area of 89.5 sq. miles (232.1 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 77.000 people being the capital of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Museo de Victorio Macho

Plaza Victorio Macho, s/n
Toledo 45002 Spain

+34 925 25 4524 / +34 925 28 4238

 

Open Hours10a-7p M-Sa, 10a-3p Su

m2.jpgThis museum brings together a selection of the work of sculptor Victorio Macho and it is situated right in the heart of the Aljama, Toledo’s old Jewish Quarter, just a few metres from two ancient synagogues. It was the artist who had this house cum studio built in 1953 on a promontory called Tarpeya Rock. The works on show include sketches and models of monuments sited in Spain and the Americas, as well as portraits of well-known personalities such as Unamuno. The sculptures of the artist’s mother and his brother Marcelo are of particular note. A documentary about Toledo can be seen in one of the gallery spaces. Admission: EUR3, half price for students and seniors. Free entrance for children under 18 and members of the Amigos de la Real Fundación de Toledo.

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