Iglesia de Santo Tomé

Stunning church that's needed to visit if you are in the area... Stunning art work in the main entrance to church. Included in the wristband for the town churches, so make sure you get

As Rick Steves states, everyone comes (and pays for) the famous painting. Otherwise, the church is nice, but not spectacular.

This is a must see painting. Advice leave enough time to visit the church, a beautiful contemplative space. The gift shop sells a wonderful postcard to remind you of your visit much better than photos on our phones.

The Iglesia de Santo Tomé in Toledo Spain is a tiny church home to the incredible El Greco masterpiece, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz. The painting alone makes it worth the visit! Be prepared to move very slowly in a line through a tight space with lots of people. They crowd is guided forward every few minutes. Tickets are required at the entrance, not expensive. This is a quick but memorable stop! Pictures and videos are allowed. Greco has become one of my top ten favorite artists after visiting Spain!

I was excited reading through good reviews but turned out we paid 4 Euros each just to see El Gresco's famous painting. No explanations whatsoever why the church was closed.

I visited the Iglesia de Santo Tomé in Toledo — such a beautiful old church! It’s famous for housing El Greco’s painting “The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.” The atmosphere inside is peaceful, and the art and stone architecture are just breathtaking. Definitely worth a visit if you love history or art.

For me, the attraction was to see the el Greco painting - much larger (est. 3 X 5m?) and more detailed than expected. It can be very crowded in the relatively small room and most tours only come for the painting. The chapel, while beautiful, is similar in design, details and icons to many others in Spain.

Stunning, the top 10 paintings in the world.

It's worth making a quick visit to this small Toledo church just to see one of Spain's most famous works of art: El Greco's 'The Burial of Count Orgaz', painted in 1586 to honor a local nobleman who was buried in this spot in 250 years earlier (his tombstone is at the foot of the painting). Considered El Greco's masterwork, the canvas depicts saints Augustine and Stephen coming down from the heavens at the burial of the devout Count, as Toledo's most distinguished residents (and El Greco himself) look on. The 15-foot tall painting is magnificent, and seen in its intended context and location, breathtaking. The adjoining church is also very nice, but the canvas is the real draw, and well worth the €3 admission price.

This was a quick pitstop on my 1/2 day trip visiting Toledo. I stopped here after visiting the Cathedral. There's only one thing to see here - the painting of the Burial of Count Orgaz - so make sure you grab a photo of that. It's an El Greco work of art. For just 3 EUR, it's worth the cost to see a work of art, even if only for 5-10 mins.

There is only one painting here -- The Burial of Count Orgaz -- but it is an El Greco masterpiece. The tour groups come in, the tour groups come out. Wait long enough and one will probably come speaking a language that you understand so you can hear a description of the symbolism and the stories in this magnificent painting. You can get some background on the church and the painting online: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/spain/toledo-santo-tome Seeing this painting in the place where El Greco painted in and where it was intended to be displayed was one of the highlights for me of the trip to Toledo and indeed of the entire trip to Spain.

One of the main attractions of Toledo, santo tome os one of thw most interesting streets on Toledo. You can pick up quick takeaway fopd at food al punto, or go to a great food chain called gambrinus.

its worth it to go inside and check out this cute but small church and the El Greco painting but don't expect to spend more than 10 minutes here!