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Guided visits to the City's Various Monuments
The most important monuments are: the Hospital Nuestra Señora de La
Caridad, founded by Cardenal Cisneros. In its interior there are
exposed 5 paintings of El Greco; the church Iglesia de Santa Maria,
of 13th and 14th century, with its well-known tower called
Giraldilla de Sagra; the church Iglesia de las Terciarias, with its
Puerta de Ugena, an 11th century Arabian door.
La Mancha
This region, made famous by Cervantes in his "Don Quijote",
presents itself exactly as the visitor expects. |
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Themed Night Routes
Guided visits and special night routes hightlighting Toledo’s
history and legends through the city´s old center, the Casco
Antiguo. Ecological routes around the Tagus River.
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ABOUT
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Having been declared National Monument by the Spanish state, Toledo
is one of the most important centers of european medieval history.
The first one to report about it was Roman author Titus Livius, who
describes it as a "small fortificated town", and fortification has
always been an important parameter in its history, still evident to
today's tourist for the monumental walls around, and the "Swords of
Toledo" gave to its steel-production world-wide fame. It was capital
of Spain from the Gothic epoch until 1560, fact that explains its
really impressive medieval architecture.
Walking through its streets one feels like having stepped back into
the Middle-Ages, but in the best sense of it, and perhaps you will
search your pockets for a few gold-ducats to buy some of Toledo's
fine artisany or just to enjoy of its highly recommandable cuisine.
Being that close to Madrid, of course it is an ideal place to visit
if you are in Spain's actual capital. Hardly another town is so well
conserved in its historical style.The best way to explore Toledo
certainly is to have a long walk through it and look at the
buildings of various epochs... |
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