Baths of La Cava

Here we have El Toro and Cervantes visiting the Baño de La Cava. This ruined bathhouse is one of the lesser known artifacts from the Caliphate era in Toledo. I am not sure what exactly it was supposed to be... perhaps a protected access to the river for elites wanting to take a dip? It wasn't a proper bath, in the Roman sense.

Anyway, this little tower/bathhouse sits along the banks of the Tajo in one of Toledo's two neglected parks. Some of Toledo's parks, such as the one near my hotel, are beautifully kept. Others, like this one on the riverbank, or the park below the Alcázar, have not been weed-eated in months. I literally watched a teacher tell a kid to piss on a bench in that park yesterday. The river park is nice, as it follows the course of the impressive gorge, but also strikes me as somewhat dangerous. At any rate, someone has been using these ruins as a toilet. Note the appropriately situated Nazi graffiti.