Hospital de San Juan Bautista

The "first totally classical building in Castile", also known as the Hospital Tavera or Hospital de Afuera on account of its location outside the city walls opposite the Bisagra gate, was designed in the 16th century for a dual purpose: as a hospital for "those afflicted with different illnesses" and as the pantheon of its founder, Cardinal Juan Pardo Tavera.

The "first totally classical building in Castile", also known as the Hospital Tavera or Hospital de Afuera on account of its location outside the city walls opposite the Bisagra gate, was designed in the 16th century for a dual purpose: as a hospital for "those afflicted with different illnesses" and as the pantheon of its founder, Cardinal Juan Pardo Tavera. Its construction, begun in 1540, ushered in a programme of renewal in architecture and town planning which the circle of humanists surrounding Emperor Charles V devised in order to adapt Toledo's image to its role as the imperial capital.

HOW TO REACH

Hospital de San Juan Bautista, Duque de Lerma, 2 - 45003 Toledo
Telf: (+34) 925 22 04 51

ADMISSION

Full ticket: 6 €

Greco space ticket: (includes Church, courtyards and sacristy): 4€

Visits to the Museum and Pharmacy will be always done in groups with a guide. They will last approximately 45 minutes according to the following timetable:
10:15 - 11:00 - 11.45 - 12:30 - 13:30
3:15 - 4:00- 4:45 - 5:30