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Buffer zone. 7,669.28 ha. Toledo ( UK: / tɒˈleɪdoʊ / tol-AY-doh, [3] Spanish: [toˈleðo] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and the de jure seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha .
Jan 26, 2020 · 1. Catedral Primada. Source: flickr. Catedral Primada. The experts will tell you that this is the best example of High Gothic architecture in Spain. Like many Christian buildings in Toledo and across the country, Toledo’s Cathedral is built on a Mosque (which itself had been built on a 6th-century church!).
Select from the list or hover over the map to find out about points of interest. Toledo Cathedral. Alcázar fortress in Toledo. El Greco Museum. Nueva de Bisagra Gate. El Tránsito synagogue. Santa María La Blanca synagogue. Toledo Army Museum. Cristo de la Luz mosque.
Spain, Europe. Toledo is truly one of Spain's most magnificent cities. Dramatically sited atop a gorge overlooking the Río Tajo, it was known as the ‘city of three cultures’ in the Middle Ages, a place where – legend has it – Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities peacefully coexisted. Unsurprisingly, rediscovering the vestiges of ...
Historic City of Toledo. Successively a Roman municipium, the capital of the Visigothic Kingdom, a fortress of the Emirate of Cordoba, an outpost of the Christian kingdoms fighting the Moors and, in the 16th century, the temporary seat of supreme power under Charles V, Toledo is the repository of more than 2,000 years of history.
