Toledo in January Day 2
It’s cold again the next morning and when we do go out I waste time looking for the Iglesia de San Roman without success. Andrea loses patience since I then get a bit lost among Toledo’s streets and realise I haven’t been eating enough over the last few days. I crunch on some Reglas and we get into the El Greco Museum out of the cold. This is a state museum so Andrea gets free entry because he’s over 65 and I do because of the State Museums card I bought in Madrid. The underground part is closed and the gardens chilly so we go into the house. Don Benigno de la Vega-Inclán y Flaquer, 2nd marquis of Vega-Inclan (1858-1942) was one of the most important patrons of the arts during the first half of the 20th century. In 1905 the Marquis bought some ruined houses near the Transito Synagoge, trying to recreate a 16th century environment and what could have been El Greco's house near where the artist actually lived. The building includes this house, around the courtyard, with furniture fr...
