On Monday we took the excellent Renfre train to Toledo, a beautiful Medieval and Renaissance town, perched on hills above the Tajo (Tagus) River. The best highlight was revisiting El Greco's masterpiece, "The Burial of Count Orgaz" in the Church of Santo Tome. His largest painting, the mural shows a mystical connection between earth and heaven, as the saints and God watch the count's soul being spirited upwards by an angel, all in a whirling Mannerist composition.
Dan
PHOTOS: The stage at the Teatro de la Zazuela - view of Toledo from the Parador
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