Simón

Toledo


Since 1963, this small slightly shabby shop has specialised in damasquinados (damascene), the art of decorating steel with threads of gold and silver. It is one of just a handful of places that sells the genuine handmade pieces; the majority of what you see in Toledo these days is machine made. You'll find one-of-a-kind pendants, necklaces and decorative art pieces.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Toledo attractions

1. Termas Romanas

0.03 MILES

These subterranean remains of Toledo's Roman baths are viewed via a walkway extending over two rooms. There are also the remains of an ajibe (water system…

2. Iglesia de los Jesuitas

0.08 MILES

The main reason to visit this church is not the building itself, but the opportunity to climb its tower (138 steps) for a quintessential view of medieval…

4. Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz

0.13 MILES

On the northern slopes of town you'll find a modest, yet beautiful, mosque (the only one remaining of Toledo's 10) where architectural traces of Toledo's…

5. Convento de Santo Domingo El Antiguo

0.15 MILES

This wonderfully disheveled 11th-century monastery contains one of El Greco's earliest Toledo works: The Assumption of the Virgin (1679), which fills a…

6. Catedral de Toledo

0.18 MILES

Toledo's illustrious main church ranks among the top 10 cathedrals in Spain. An impressive example of medieval Gothic architecture, its enormous interior…

7. Iglesia del Salvador

0.18 MILES

This little-visited but intriguing church exposes multiple historical layers in true Toledan fashion. Until 1159, it was a mosque; before that, a…

8. Plaza de Zocodover

0.22 MILES

This lively square has long been the hub of town. From 1465 until the 1960s Zocodover was the scene of the city's Tuesday market and successor to the Arab…