What's on in Toledo, Spain through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Spain, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Winter quiet (20 Nov – 28 Feb)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Winter quiet (20 Nov – 28 Feb)

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Semana Santa

• Season

  Madrid day-trip hours

  1 Mar – 15 NovDay-tripper crushCrowded

  Thirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach. Staying the night is the whole trick here.

• Holiday

  Semana Santa

  15 Mar – 20 Apr · usuallyEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook early

  Processions thread through streets barely wider than the steps they carry, and several convents open doors that are shut the rest of the year. Rooms in the walled town go months ahead. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Semana Santa

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov), Semana Santa (15 Mar – 20 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Corpus Christi

• Festival

  Corpus Christi

  20 May – 25 Jun · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedBook early

  The city's biggest day: awnings strung over the route, walls hung with tapestries, thyme and rosemary underfoot and the cathedral monstrance carried through. The streets are dressed for about a week either side. Source ↗

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov)

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Corpus Christi

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov), Corpus Christi (20 May – 25 Jun (usually))

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Summer holidays in Spain

• Hazard

  Meseta summer heat

  1 Jul – 31 AugExtreme heat

  A granite outcrop in a bend of the Tagus with almost no shade and a long climb up from the river; the afternoon is unusable and the stone holds the heat all night. Coaches still come at midday. Source ↗

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov)

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Summer holidays in Spain

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov), Meseta summer heat (1 Jul – 31 Aug)

Peak crowds — Madrid day-trip hours, Summer holidays in Spain

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov)

Busy — Madrid day-trip hours, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in October.

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov)

Busy — Madrid day-trip hours, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Season

  Winter quiet

  20 Nov – 28 FebOff-season shutdown

  Cold mornings, frost in the gorge and the fewest visitors of the year, which is the only way to see the Santo Tome Greco or the synagogues without a queue. Some of the smaller museums cut their hours.

Still on: Madrid day-trip hours (1 Mar – 15 Nov)

Busy — Christmas holidays in Spain, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Winter quiet (20 Nov – 28 Feb)