Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos

Toledo, Spain

The Monastery of Saint Dominic of Silos (the Old) (Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos el Antiguo) is a Cistercian monastery in Toledo. It was first founded in the 6th century and rebuilt in 1085 by Pedro Alcocer during the reign of Alfonso VI of Leon and Castille.

It underwent major rebuilding work in the second half of the 16th century, in which the mudéjar church was demolished. The new building was begun by Nicolás de Vergara and completed by the royal architect Juan de Herrera, as well as being provided with a new altarpiece by El Greco.

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Founded: 1085
Category: Religious sites in Spain

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Katherine Canary (2 years ago)
The convent was closed when we got there, so this review is actually for the marzapan. The door says to ring the bell, which we did. After a few minutes, we heard a voice from behind a smaller wooden window, telling us to open it. We opened, and to our surprise we saw, not a person, but a sort of rotating shelf. We placed our order (the products available are written and pictured on the wall) and put our money on the shelf. The nun then spun the contraption, taking the money and giving us our marzapan! On top of the unique experience, the marzapan is delicious!
Merve (2 years ago)
Bought some incredibly tasty marzipan cookies here. The nun I spoke to knew some very basic English. You can only buy half a kilo minimum and one box of chocolote marzipan cost me 9 euros. It tasted so heavenly. I wish I had bought more boxes.
Carl (3 years ago)
Cute little old (old) nuns selling nun made marzipan that was excellent... They get you for $3 entry fee too ... We didn't have the heart to say no to the chapel visit they were so excited to see us .. some famous guy is buried there who used to live in the town ... Go for the marzipan really ended up enjoying interacting with the penguins ?...a Highlight of the day.
Maytal Almagor (3 years ago)
Ourside ot the tourist traps, El Greko originals and his grave. Super friendly nuns that makes the best marzipan and cookies in Toledo old city.
Дмитрий Андронов (6 years ago)
I have a lot of positive emotions...
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