In the 13th century, Toledo was a major cultural center under the guidance of Alfonso X, called "El Sabio" ("the Wise") for his love of learning.
Današnje mesto ima verske spomenike kot so sinagoga Santa María la Blanca, sinagoga El transito, mošeja Cristo de la Luz in cerkev San Sebastián iz obdobja pred izgonom, še vedno ohranjene v dobrem stanju.