Description
Doménikos Theotokópoulos more known by his nickname El Greco ("The Greek") was born in Crete, moved to Venice and later Rome. But ultimately he wasn’t entirely successful there and he went to Spain. First to Madrid and later to Toledo where he finally became the big master and his artistic skills were recognized.
Priest Santo Tomé of Toledo commissioned El Greco to paint his most famous work “The Burial of Count Orgaz” which is located in the church of Santo Tomé.
Priest Santo Tomé of Toledo commissioned El Greco to paint his most famous work “The Burial of Count Orgaz” which is located in the church of Santo Tomé.
El Greco has influenced painters like Piero della Francesca, Johannes Vermeer and Sandro Botticelli. And later impressionist, cubist and abstract painters like Pablo Picasso and Van Gogh.
The basic “El Greco” tour is offered as a private tour by car to Toledo and takes about 6 hours.
This tour includes:
Tickets of the speed train AVE
All entrance fees of the visited sites
Private transportation in our comfortable cars
Approximately 1 hour drive from your hotel in Madrid to Toledo
3 hour visit with an official guide at sites like the Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary, the church Santo Tomé with the most famous work of El Greco “The Burial of Count Orgaz” and the museum of El Greco
Approximately 1 h drive back to your hotel in Madrid
