By Posada de los Palacios · Updated 28 October 2026
Toledo’s great festival
Corpus Christi is Toledo’s great festival and has been declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest. It is held on a Thursday, sixty days after Easter Sunday, and that day is a public holiday in the city. Over those days the historic centre fills with music and street events, and on the eve the gigantones (giant figures) and the Tarasca, one of the oldest traditions of the festival, parade through the streets.
Streets covered with awnings and thyme
Days beforehand, the streets along the route are covered with awnings that give shade and from which lanterns hang, and the façades and balconies are decked with embroidered hangings, shawls and tapestries. On the eve, the ground is carpeted with thyme, rosemary and lavender, and their scent fills the historic centre. The Catedral Primada also displays 17th-century Flemish tapestries around it, one of the most photographed moments of the festival.
The procession and the Arfe Monstrance
On Thursday morning, the procession leaves the Catedral Primada through the Puerta Llana and spends several hours winding through the streets of the historic centre, including the Cuatro Calles and Plaza de Zocodover. In the middle comes Enrique de Arfe’s Monstrance, a jewel of gilded silver crafted in the early 16th century, which holds Isabella the Catholic’s gold monstrance.
From our balconies and bay windows
The procession passes right by the Posada, so from our balconies and bay windows you can watch it from the front row, without spending hours waiting in the street or hiring a chair to see it. If you want to experience Corpus Christi from the Posada, book well in advance, as these are very busy dates, and ask us for a room with a balcony or bay windows. And don’t miss the Octave, the following Sunday, when the atmosphere is calmer.
