Toledo: The Spanish city of gastronomy

By Stephen Phelan
Updated November 26 2016 - 1:14am, first published 12:15am
Marzipan is a local specialty of Toledo. Photo: iStock
Marzipan is a local specialty of Toledo. Photo: iStock
Toledo, Spanish city of gastronomy.
Toledo, Spanish city of gastronomy.
Restaurante Adolfo fare. Photo: Stephen Phelan
Restaurante Adolfo fare. Photo: Stephen Phelan
Restaurante Adolfo fare. Photo: Stephen Phelan
Restaurante Adolfo fare. Photo: Stephen Phelan
Toledo: Follow your nose.   Photo: Stephen Phelan
Toledo: Follow your nose. Photo: Stephen Phelan

Chef Adolfo Munoz stands on the roof terrace of the restaurant he gave his name to almost 40 years ago. We look out over the old town of Toledo, which was capital of Spain until nearby Madrid took over that role in 1561. Locals compare the city to a layer cake, rising from ancient Roman foundations through narrow medieval streets to an upper tier of renaissance spires and bell-towers, dominated by Toledo Cathedral.

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