Walking through a medieval labyrinth – the alleys of Toledo

#July Travel Support Fund Walking through the labyrinthine time - Exploring the alleyways of Toledo The real charm of Toledo is hidden in its winding alleyways, rather than in the cathedrals or museums right in front of you. When you pass through the city walls and enter the city, narrow and steep streets spread out in all directions. Stone-paved floors, buildings that seem to lean against each other, small windows that sway in the wind, and arched passageways that occasionally pass overhead. If you start walking without a map, you will soon become a traveler exploring a medieval maze. These streets are not just passageways, but the history itself, where the memories of the city of Toledo are layered. The silence of the Jewish quarter, walls engraved with Arabic patterns, the sound of a bell coming from somewhere, and a quiet square that suddenly opens up. Every step opens up a new scene. The moment you stop in front of a small chapel on a street corner, in front of a mural by an unknown artist, in front of the sound of a guitar flowing out of a nameless window— Toledo speaks to you. “Look around slowly, because I am an old book.” This city is too delicate to pass by quickly, and too free to follow a map. That is why the alleys of Toledo become more beautiful the more you get lost. #ToledoTravel #Toledo