Museum of the Councils and Visigoth Culture, Toledo

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The Museum of the Councils and Visigoth Culture, in the city of Toledo, is set in the incomparable San Román Church, a beautiful example of the first Toledan Mudejar, built in the 13th century. The Museum was created with a view to preserving and protecting the culture and historic-artistic remains of the Visigoths in Toledo.

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Museum of the Councils and Visigoth Culture, Toledo

Contact address for Museum of the Councils and Visigoth Culture

San Román, s/n, 45002
Toledo (Toledo)

Phone: 925 227 872

Fax: 925 225 862

Email: museo@msefardi.mcu.es

Location

In the Mudejar (Moorish style) Church of San Román.

Fees: €0.60.

How to get there: Road transport

The Museum contains various archaeological collections from the 6th, 7th and 8th centuries, which show some of the historic-artistic remains of what was the old capital of the Visigoth kingdom of Toledo, including cymas, capitals, reliefs, epigraphs, paintings, documents and precious metalwork.

They also exhibit the funeral chests found in the Carpio de Tajo Necropolis, as well as excellent reproductions of the votive crowns from the Tesoro de Guarrazar (Guarrazar Treasure).

The church itself, is characterised by a basilica with three naves, separated by caliphal arches, supported on pillars attached to columns with re-used capitals (six of which are of Visigoth origin), apse chapel and a graceful tower. Of particular note are the dome of the apse by Covarrubias and the Diego de Velasco altarpiece. The frescos that cover the walls (13th century) contain marked Romanesque and Hispano-Arabic influences.