Come and explore Toledo with me, one of Spain’s oldest cities, rich in culture and history. The perfect day trip from Madrid, where you can visit Alcázar de Toledo and the beautiful Toledo Cathedral.
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As always, a huge thanks to Scott Buckley for his incredible compositions, used in this video:
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Excellent as always – if you haven’t already you would love the Salt Mine in Krakow.
Another great video bud. 🙂
Great great work! I like how u explain the history and the architecture. Definitely taking notes for when I visit Spain!
Sentís la grandeza, la majestuosidad y la belleza de la arquitectura antigua
My friend I really hope you will come back to Toledo, because you have missed so many beautiful places in the city!
Toledo la ciudad imperial que fue capital de España; y fue pintada por El Greco; joya arquitectónica UNESCO City 👍🇪🇦
Toledo es preciosa contemplándola desde los diferentes miradores que se encuentran frente a la ciudad. El encanto de la ciudad son sus vistas en su conjunto.También una vista fabulosa desde el Puente de San Martín. Creo que no os dio tiempo a descubrir realmente el encanto de una ciudad que fue capital del reino visigodo y también capital imperial en tiempos de Carlos V.https://youtu.be/XaGsUJSWkQk
The ancient Jewish sinagogues are super intresting. But I preffer Segovia for a little scape around Madrid
Mi Toledo bonita.
The cathedral holds an amazing number of pictures, caravaggio, greco one picture allegedly from da vinci, etc. The capitular Chamber is simply out of this world.
And the church of Santo Tomé which is the home of El Greco’s masterpiece “The Burial of the Gentleman of Orgaz”? Also the Jewish Quarter? You should have taken an earlier bus or have taken the fast train to Toledo so that you would have been able to do much more in one day.
Those big scary figures are gigantes (giants) that parade the streets of some Spanish cities on certain occasions. When I was a kid I saw them many times in Burgos and I suspect they scared a few years off my initially allotted lifespan.
The giants (jigantes,) together with the big-heads (cabezudos), are part of the popular festivities in many cities and towns in Spain. They usually parade along with a band to brighten up the streets and play with the children. Sometimes they are a little scary for the youngest children, but they usually unleash a lot of excitement. The cabezudos chase and hit the children, while the giants dance to the rhythm of the music. The jigantes and cabezudos are always an endearing part of the festival.
10:25 those "statues" are gigantes y cabezudos (well, just the gigantes, giants). There are used in the parades that take place during the saint patron festivals all over Spain. The giants (usually a king and a queen) just walk around whereas the cabezudos (young men that cover their heads with enormous cardboard fake heads) try to chase and hit (mildly) the children with a short stick. The children like (or at least used to when I was a kid) this sort of game very much. Somebody launched candy as well but I can't remember if they were the giants or somebody else.
I guess those giants are there because the height of the ceiling.