THE Heritage evening, which is celebrating its 7th edition this year on Saturday, September 14, is full of new features, such as music from the group Toledo Twenty-one at Puerta del Sol and San Juan de los Reyes or even in Toledo Julien Maesoaccompanied by Martha High. And to close the evening, a concert by Pancho Varona in Zocodove Square, And all this, in addition, with light and sound shows, mini-guided tours of monuments and free access to almost 30 heritage spaces, some of which are unknown to the vast majority of Toledoians, such as the convent choir of Santo Domingo el Real. ; the private chapel of Santa Catalina, inside the church of Salvador or the old archive room of the Tavera hospital, where different works by El Greco are exhibited. For most visits, reservations must be made, from next Tuesday, September 10, on the Tourism website of the City Council. Here is the full program.
He was mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velazquezwho was in charge of presenting the entire program this Thursday, a new opportunity, as he said, “to fill our heritage with emotions, to once again make our city, Toledo, the best show in the world on a cultural level”, to become again what we are, the best cultural scene in all of Europe.
Once again, Heritage Night is divided into three large blocks: Heritage Scene, Heritage Open and Heritage Live and the guided tours will be narrated by official Toledo tourist guides during extraordinary night hours to the city’s monuments.
In addition, for the first time, access to the Imperial Court of Charles V of the Army Museum will be open to the public; you can enjoy jazz and poetry performances in the recently inaugurated Corral de Don Diego; and watch the “Lumina” sound and light show for free in the SI Primada Cathedral with a capacity of 130 seats and by prior reservation.
▶️ #Toledo It is a history, a heritage and a living cradle of culture.
📆 This September 14, I invite you to enjoy the VII #HeritageNighta unique opportunity to discover the grandeur of our city.
Our historic spaces will be transformed into dynamic settings… pic.twitter.com/D3fUv5dWLY
– Carlos Velázquez (@cvelazquezromo) September 5, 2024
In addition to news from Pancho Varona and VeintiunoMusic will also be present through a wide variety of live musical performances in unique and unrepeatable environments and spaces, combining and uniting the monumental heritage with the musical heritage, in museums, synagogues and monasteries, such as Santa Domingo el Real, or the Puerta Hinga. And there will also be grand pianos in monumental settings, such as on the façade of the Santa Cruz Museum, with trumpets, flamenco, violin duets, cello or string quartets.
The mayor of Toledo wanted to thank all the institutions and administrations that make Heritage evening such as the Ministry of Culture; the Community Council of Castilla-La Mancha; the Archbishopric of Toledo; the Cathedral SI Primada; the Medinaceli Foundation; the convents of Santa Clara, Santa Isabel, Santo Domingo el Real, Santo Domingo el Antiguo; the Royal Foundation of Toledo; the Consortium of the City of Toledo; the University of Castilla-La Mancha; the Army Museum and the Provincial Council of Toledo, which, “for the first time, will also open their doors to visit rooms and places that are very little known, not only to visitors, but also to the people of Toledo themselves.”
An edition, the mayor concluded, “that will not be just another edition, because I am convinced that we will once again enjoy the best that we have and that we will once again become the best and most wonderful that is the city of Toledo.”
