Baños de Tenerías
- Location
- Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Dated to the early 11th century, the Baños de Tenerías were among the six Arab baths recorded in Toledo during the city's period of Islamic rule. Standing on the right bank of the Tagus near the former Al-Dabbagin mosque, later the church of San Sebastián, they allowed worshippers to wash before prayer. The building followed the classic layout of Andalusi bathhouses: a resting room (bayt al-mash), latrines, a cold room (bayt al-bárid), a warm room (bayt al-wastani) and a hot room (bayt al-sajûn), together with a cistern and an underground water channel (qanat).
The name "Tenerías" comes from the old tanners' quarter that later occupied the site once its religious use ended, repurposing the structure for leatherworking. Uncovered during excavations carried out in 1988-1989 and expanded in 1997 by archaeologists Juan Manuel Rojas and Ramón Villa, the site stands today as a trace of Toledo's rich multicultural past.