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Toledo on a Sunday

We are tentatively planning a trip to Toledo on a Sunday, arriving mid afternoon and staying the night. I'm a bit worried that many of the places and stores are closed on Sundays. I've been looking online and so far have not found anything definitive that they are or are not closed. For those of you who have been to Toledo, is the city and stores up and running on Sundays or are they closed? We will be there on Sunday September 2nd.

Also are there are must do/see places in Toledo that are not listed on the top things to do, anything off the beaten path or unique, different things we shouldn't miss?

Thank you in advance!

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Pretty much everything in Rick's guidebook listings for Toledo is open some Sunday hours, except the Museo Victorio Macho and the Mercado Municipal. The El Greco Museum and Synagogue del Transito all have shorter hours on Sunday and are closed Monday, so I'd head to those first. (Visigoth Museum has the same timing.)

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Places not in the top 10, but not must see either;
The pozo amargo (bitter well) on Calle pozo amargo. It’s a short photo stop. There is a legend to it that can be found online. Along the outside of the city is the Mirador del Valle. From it you can get the same “View of Toledo” that’s in El Greco’s painting. The Army museum at the Alcazar was very interesting to me since one could see where the civilians lived during the seige of Toledo during the Spanish civil war. If you like swords, visit Mariano Zamorano sword smith. It makes high quality swords and is worth a short visit depending on what he’s making at the time you’re there. When visiting some shops, watch for people hand making the Damascene ware. Generally, they are by the entrance or just inside. Also look down at the floor since some shops have glass tiles allowing you to see ancient ruins beneath. The Bridge of San Martin. Like the well, there is an interesting legend behind it too. You can get great views of it from a few places inside the city, or, walk across the bridge and get a shot of it and the city together. Finally, if you walk out the city by the Alfonso VI gate, walk a block down Avenida de la reconquista, and on the left is the ruin of a Roman Circus. If you happened to get onto Avenida de Carlos III, it will be on the right.