Cuentame Toledo
Cuentame Toledo
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Laurel M
Calgary, Canada843 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
We took the train to Toledo from Madrid for the day and walked to Zocodover Plaza. There were lots of groups waiting to start walking tours and even though we hadn’t registered, we joined an English speaking tour with Estefania. She took the 7 people in her group on a wonderful walk through the narrow, hilly streets of old Toledo. Such a great way to learn the history of a place and Toledo certainly has lots.
Written February 19, 2020
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Thank you very much for your comment and the rating you give to our English Free Tour with EstefanÃa. We hope you return to Canada with a pleasant memory of your visit to Toledo.
Best Regards.
Written February 22, 2020
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Carlos Eduardo G
Rio de Janeiro, RJ4 contributions
Jan 2020
Recently I and my family did a tour in Toledo with tourist guide Luiz Gomes from Cuentame Toledo. This was a wondelfull tour due the expertize of Luiz Gomes, and this sympathy. I recomend for all curious person on so-long history of Toledo.
Written February 5, 2020
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Thank you so mucho for your comment, Carlos.
Regards.
Written February 7, 2020
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Richard Richards
Bournemouth, UK66 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
In Spanish, but I understood enough to make this well worthwhile. Diego Petal was an engaging and knowledgeable guide. Discovered things about Toledo I would never have discovered on my own. And walking the streets at night, when cooler and quieter, so much more comfortable!
Written July 24, 2020
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We celebrate that the "Toledo Secret" route with our guide Diego Peral has been to your liking and has been useful for you to get to know the city better.
Thanks for the review.
Regards.
Written July 27, 2020
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HaH
4 contributions
Mar 2020
We had a compelling and ver interesting free tour with Cirstina today. Really nice and knowledgeable guide, well informed and up to date. Good guidance on other activities, too.
We can only reccomend it.
We can only reccomend it.
Written March 1, 2020
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Thank you very much for your comment about the tour with Cristina. We hope you enjoyed Toledo.
Regards.
Written March 3, 2020
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flybee
London, UK52 contributions
Jan 2015
We were lucky to be introduced to this local independent tour company by the Toledano owner of our holiday rental. They cater mainly to the Spanish speaking visitor but offer limited general tours in English as well as private guides. The director of the company is apparently a local author and the guides seem to have academic interests in the tour subjects as well as professional guiding experience.
We booked two two hour private tours at 80 euros per tour for the four of us. Our delightful guide Marta was engaging and knowledgeable and our kids really enjoyed learning from her. Tell them in advance what you want to see or what your interests are - they seem very responsive.
Would definitely recommend - we got to see all sorts of things that we would not otherwise have had access to or which would have simply passed us by. Finding your way around the winding streets of Toledo can also be challenging at first so having a guide was a real pleasure.
We booked two two hour private tours at 80 euros per tour for the four of us. Our delightful guide Marta was engaging and knowledgeable and our kids really enjoyed learning from her. Tell them in advance what you want to see or what your interests are - they seem very responsive.
Would definitely recommend - we got to see all sorts of things that we would not otherwise have had access to or which would have simply passed us by. Finding your way around the winding streets of Toledo can also be challenging at first so having a guide was a real pleasure.
Written January 17, 2015
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Ccordo1
Montreal29 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
My family of 4 did the English free walking tour with Marta. She was very informative, personable, & pleasant. She is very interactive and knows Toledo very well and is passionate about her home city of Toledo.
Marta gave great insights into the history and cultural diversity of Toledo leaving you with a good understanding of the city, including her favorite picks.
At the end of the tour she was approachable as she assisted many of us about where to go for the best tapas & restaurants.
Marta gave great insights into the history and cultural diversity of Toledo leaving you with a good understanding of the city, including her favorite picks.
At the end of the tour she was approachable as she assisted many of us about where to go for the best tapas & restaurants.
Written July 29, 2016
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Thank you for your commentary. We will let Marta know about the nice time you could spend in our town learning from such a professional. Follow again the yellow umbrella next time you come visit us in Toledo!
Written August 13, 2016
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MÃcheál Ó
3 contributions
May 2016 • Couples
My girlfriend and I really enjoyed our tour with Luis. His delivery was very relaxed and friendly. He was very well-informed and was able to answer all of our questions. This tour is not to be missed.
Written May 25, 2016
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Thanks for your nice words. We largely know it's difficult for you to understand all our history in such a brief visit unless we work each day to make your visit more and more enjoyable to your eyes each days. We will hopefully offer in a future more English tours to make your interest on us bigger!
Written May 28, 2016
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Ian C
Montreal, Canada6 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
We had a first-rate 90 minute walking tour of Toledo led in English by Maria. She was botth knowledgeable and interesting. She provided us with an insightful introduction to the city that enabled us to wisely choose what sites to visit later in the day. Highly recommended.
Written March 27, 2019
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Ashley W
3 contributions
May 2018 • Family
May 2018 our family of five joined one of the free 11:00 am daily English walking tours. I RSVP'ed online a few weeks in advance, and even though the website says they may follow up to ask groups of 5 or more to pay $5 per person to reserve their space, I was never asked to pay anything. I just filled out the RSVP form on their website and received a confirmation email for our group. There was no second email requesting payment and when we arrived for the tour our names were all on the RSVP list but still no one requested payment. At the end of the tour we chose to tip 20 euros for our group, but I noticed that many people were not tipping which was disappointing because that's kind of how a "free" or "donation-based" tour works! And our guide was wonderful! We had Estaphanie / Stephanie who many others have reviewed on TripAdvisor. She's a top-notch guide, clear voice, loud enough but not yelling, wonderful English, and kept a perfect pace. It was a great 1.5 hour overview of the major sites and bullet-point history of a city that has so much history it's hard to narrow down! (Just check Toledo's Wikipedia page - it's practically War and Peace!) Toledo is a very curvy, hilly city, but there were really only one or two steep/uphill parts of the tour and they were doable even for the older people in our group. There were about 15 or so people in our group. Maybe 30-40 people showed up for the 11 am tour but the company smartly divided us up into 3 different groups each with a different guide and somewhat varied route so we were not all trying to walk down the same narrow streets at once.
Pro tip - only a couple minutes from the Zocodover square where you meet to start the tour, there is a Viandas de Salamanca shop where you can get delicious jamon or chorizo breakfast or lunch sandwiches ("bocadillos") for only a few euros each. Our family took the 9:20 am train from Madrid, arrived Toledo at 9:53 am, walked from the train station across the river via one of the famous Roman bridges, walked, up up to the top of Toledo (that part is steep!), took one wrong turn, but still arrived at Viandas de Salamanca by 10:30am, in time for us to all grab sandwiches and even have a beer at the bar nextdoor (which kindly let us sit outside at the bars' tables to eat our sandwiches from the other shop and use their very clean bathrooms), then it was only a 3 minute walk to Zocodover Square to meet and start the tour at 11am. (I alone ran over to Zocodover at 10:45am just to check us all in with the CuentaMe guides, who were already there, then went back to Viandas to finish my brew and sandwich - everything was so close together!)
Pro tip - only a couple minutes from the Zocodover square where you meet to start the tour, there is a Viandas de Salamanca shop where you can get delicious jamon or chorizo breakfast or lunch sandwiches ("bocadillos") for only a few euros each. Our family took the 9:20 am train from Madrid, arrived Toledo at 9:53 am, walked from the train station across the river via one of the famous Roman bridges, walked, up up to the top of Toledo (that part is steep!), took one wrong turn, but still arrived at Viandas de Salamanca by 10:30am, in time for us to all grab sandwiches and even have a beer at the bar nextdoor (which kindly let us sit outside at the bars' tables to eat our sandwiches from the other shop and use their very clean bathrooms), then it was only a 3 minute walk to Zocodover Square to meet and start the tour at 11am. (I alone ran over to Zocodover at 10:45am just to check us all in with the CuentaMe guides, who were already there, then went back to Viandas to finish my brew and sandwich - everything was so close together!)
Written June 9, 2018
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Thank you so much Ashley for your comment and assessment. We are delighted that you have enjoyed the route and the job of our collegue EstefanÃa. As you have said,one of the politics of our enterprise is not overcharge groups to make easier the experience and for your comfort. We hope the rest of the visit to the city have been interesting for you too.
Regards.
Written June 10, 2018
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Turnflyer
Colorado Springs, CO36 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
The tour sounded appealing, but our guide Marina had a negative effect on the experience for English speakers. Her English was heavily accented and she spoke extremely fast. Consequently, even those of us who are good with accents and dialects only understood about 35% of what she said. The Aussies seem to have an especially hard time. Lots of folks bailed-out before the tour ended.
Written October 9, 2017
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Dear friend,
Thank you for your opinion so we write it down to improve ourselves. Our guide, Marina, is an excellent professional with an acceptable level of English and an evidently spanish accent. We understand that when one is up to travelling a person should be opened to the different accents and pronunciation of the local guides and put a bit of effort, that we are sure you did, on the understanding. Evidently, Marina, has accepted her critics and admits that it is possible that because of wanting to tell a lot she started to speak more than quick. She will try to speak from now on, a bit slower.
Again, thank you for your opinion.
Regards from Cuéntame Toledo
Written October 10, 2017
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Buenas, estuvimos en Toledo los dÃas 27/28 de diciembre. Hicimos el dÃa 27 Toledo Secreto y el dÃa 28 monumental y leyendas. Luis, nuestro guÃa en Toledo secreto y monumental, nos hizo una foto de grupo en cada ruta. ¿Dónde puedo verlas y descargarlas?
Gracias!!
Written January 2, 2019
En la web de CuentameToledo, y habiendo dado un tiempo prudencial para que lo puedan subir, podrás ver las fotos y descargarlas.
Written January 2, 2019
Hola, acabo de reservar una ruta nocturna con vosotros para el sábado, me gustarÃa saber si haceis también freetour y si son muy diferentes a las rutas nocturnas?
Written November 8, 2018
Hola Crist. Como bien te ha contestado Catoño (muchas gracias), los Free Tour son más genéricos y están muy bien como una primera toma de contacto con la ciudad. Pero si haces un recorrido como el de la Monumental, aparte de recorrer gran parte de la ciudad, conocerás muchos más detalles históricos y patrimoniales, aparte de acceder a algunos monumentos. Pega un vistazo a nuestra web, en ella puedes decidir qué ruta se adapta más a tus expectativas. Saludos.
Written November 9, 2018
Cuándo se ilumina totalmente el casco antiguo por las noches.??
Me han dicho sólo los fines de samana. Puede ser?
Written May 22, 2018
Hola. Efectivamente, se ilumina sólo de viernes a Domingo hasta las 00:00.
Saludos.
Written May 23, 2018
Hi Kathy. Tours run with a minimum of 5 guests, as the guides are working on a tips-alone basis. Maximum of 40 people per group.
Written February 26, 2018
Hay recorridos en domingo, 05/11/2017 en español?
Pueden informar el horário?
Gracias,
Fátima
Written October 28, 2017
Hi, thanks for your review. How do I book a tour in English with Samuel? The website is all in Spanish. Does the company do group tours that I can join, because I'll be travelling alone. I do understand some Spanish, so I don't mind if it's in Spanish AND English. I'd like a tour on either September 18th or October 5th. Thanks!
Written August 31, 2017
From the home page for Cuéntametoledo, in the upper left hand corner, look for an umbrella which says "Free Tours." Click on the umbrella/link, then on the next page, scroll down to where it says "Free Tour - English Version" and click on that title. That should guide you to a page which shares, in English, a lot of information and booking instructions. And yes, you can join a group as a solo traveler. The tours are "free," which means you register/reserve a spot, show up at the meeting time and take the tour without a charge. Then, if you feel compelled, tip your guide upon completion of the tour to show your appreciation for their service. Hope that helps!
Written September 1, 2017
Hola voy a estar en el mes de Marzo en Toledo y querÃa saber donde puedo encontrarlos y los horarios de los tours.
saludos y gracias.
Written February 21, 2017
Hola Pablo, Nos encontramos en la Bajada del Corral de don Diego. Tienes el mapa en nuestro perfil. La información sobre nuestros tours la tienes en nuestra web. Salimos todos los dÃas a las 12h, a las 13h, a las 17h y a las 20h. Un cordial saludo
Written February 22, 2017
hola, quiero saber si tenéis algún guÃa de habla inglesa, mi esposo es norteamericano y no habla español, visitaremos por 2da vez en Enero Toledo, gracias por contestar..
Written December 13, 2016
Hola, tenemos la english free tour todos los dÃas a las 11am y rutas privadas en inglés. Un abrazo
Written December 14, 2016
How long are the regular tours, the half day and full day tours.
Written December 10, 2016
The half day tour is 4 hours and a full day is 5 hous, 3 hours in the mornig and 2 hours in the evening. Best regards
Written December 12, 2016
What was the itinerary of the walk?
Written July 9, 2016
The path is different depending on the guide. Each has his or her own favorite places to visit, and has a slightly different way of getting there. On our trip, we saw several of the major attractions and other buildings, shops, streets, and gardens that our guide particularly liked.
Written July 11, 2016
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