Iglesia de Santiago del Arrabal.

Church of St. James

The church of Santiago del Arrabal, also called Santiago el Mayor, was built in 1245–48 on the site of an earlier building, possibly a mosque. Many characteristics of Islamic architecture, such as the...

Another one of many churches

For us, we were lucky we had a private guide to highlight some of the churches and sites in Toledo which she loved and you may or may not see if you do everything on your own. This was one of those c...

Too easy to miss this

Judging from the small number of reviews, my guess is that visitors entering the old city of Toledo through the Puerta de Bisagra assume the round towers of this church as being part of the gate to wh...

Catholic Church in the Historic Centre of Toledo

Originally the temple was attached to the Bisagra Gate and other different buildings. In the twentieth century, there was a significant reconstruction in this area, and as the result of work, Santiago...

Church just inside the Bisgara Gate

There are indeed several churches in Toledo to see, probably the best part of Toledo are churches. Many of them were either former mosque or built on the former sites of mosque. This one's distingui...