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Church of San Ildefonso, Toledo vs Toledo Cathedral

Two churches in Toledo. Church of San Ildefonso, Toledo has no online ticket listed; Toledo Cathedral has 15 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.

Church of San Ildefonso, Toledo

Church of San Ildefonso, Toledo

Toledo, Spain

The Jesuit church, dedicated to San Ildefonso, stands at the highest point of the old city of Toledo, and its towers are open to visitors; the ticket covers the church and the climb, and it is part of the Toledo tourist bracelet, which gives access to several monuments and pays for itself if you visit four or more. The towers are the reason to come: the view from the top takes in the cathedral, the Alcazar, the river gorge and the tiled roofs of the whole city, and it is one of the best in Toledo.

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Toledo Cathedral

Toledo Cathedral

Toledo, Spain

The standard ticket covers the cathedral, the sacristy with its El Grecos, the treasury and the chapter house, and it includes an audio guide in most versions, which is necessary because the building is a maze of chapels with almost no labels. A slightly dearer ticket adds the bell tower, visited in small timed groups. The city sells a monument bracelet covering seven sites, including the cathedral, the Santo Tome church with El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, the synagogues and the mosque;

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Side by side

Church of San Ildefonso, ToledoToledo Cathedral
TypeChurchCathedral
Height44 m
Opened16291226
Tickets and tours on GetYourGuidenone listed15
Official websiteyes

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