Practical Toledo Last Updated : 2005-01-11 11:58:09 (1333 reads) When to Go. Do try to avoid weekends if possible, the Toledo experience can be spoilt by a false impression that it is overly trippery. Corpus Christi is Toledo's most important fiesta, though naturally Semana Santa is also celebrated, with great solemnity and more sobriety than elsewhere. Eating and Drinking. Toledo has any number of restaurants and taverns, but budget establishments are thin on the ground - stick to the menu del dí­a if money is a consideration. Toledo is famous for its game, especially game birds like partridge and pheasant, and has a typical meat stew called carcamusa. Otherwise, the cuisine is that of La Mancha - don't mistake the gazpacho manchego for the cold soup; this is a thick rabbit and chicken stew. La Mancha wines are also the most common in Toledo, under the denominación de origen La Mancha or Valdepeñas. Shopping. Toledo is famous for its steel, made according to a technique brought from Persia by the Arabs. Swords are still made there, though their intended purpose nowadays is probably to cut a wedding cake, and lots of souvenir shops have real suits of armour outside. Toledo's damascene work, gold or silver inlaid into steel, is also of Muslim origin, and a damascene plate or saucer can be the perfect tourist's gift for someone back home - small, portable and won't get broken by clumsy baggage handlers. Getting There. The usual way to visit Toledo is from Madrid. Renfe runs six trains a day, which take about an hour and a half. Buses are only slightly more frequent and faster. In either case, take a bus from the station to the centre, as it's a long climb and you will need your energy: you can always walk back down. If you have your own wheels, take the A-42 from Madrid.