Toledo Spain

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, Toledo Spain is in central Spain, south of Madrid. Under the Moorish Caliphate of Cordoba, from the 8^th century, Toledo Spain experienced La Convivencia, an extended in harmony. Today, it attractive an equally cosmopolitan crowd, being one of Spain’s most attractive tourist destinations, with its magnificent setting, picturesque old town and a wealth of architecture and art treasures to be found.

The city of Toledo Spain is on a hill, surrounded on three sides by the deep gorge of the River Tagus. With its ring of ancient walls, great Cathedral and Towering Alcazar, it presents a magnificent sight from afar, twice painted by resident El Greco around 1600 (see one in his museum). The town retains it original Moorish layout of irregular narrow streets and blind alleys with grated windows and courtyard houses. As was so often the case after the Christians returned, they made their mark with fine churches, often built on the sites of the mosques they replaced.

Toledo Skyline Panorama, Spain | Source : en.wikipedia.org

It is literally impossible to describe all there is to see in Toledo Spain, this is magical city. Strating from the busy Plaza de Zocodover, go north to the Miradero, south to the Alcazar or east to the Hospital of Santa Cruz. Do all three and you will understand why Toledo stands as a living monument to the history of Spain …. And appreciate that a month here would not be enough.

But if you see nothing else, at lease be sure not to miss two of Toledo’s most iconic buildings – Spain’s principal Cathedral, the country’s finest Gothic cathedral after Burgos, and the impressive Alcazar, which saw the last of many actions in the Spanish Civil War, holding out against republican forces for 68 days.

Population In Toledo Spain

76.000 (2005)

When To Go To Toledo Spain

Spring or Autumn – the midsummer heat (and tourist pressure) can be intense.

Don’t Miss To Visit This Place In Toledo Spain

The Synagogue of St Mary the White, a synagogue built by Moors under Christian rule for Jews around 1180, before finally becoming a church in the late 15^th century.
El Greco’s painting The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, in the Church of Santo Tome.
The incongruously named Mosque of Cristo de las Luz (Christ of the Light), said to be where the first mass was said when King Alfonso VI conquered the city in 1085.
The amphitheatre and aqueducts, remaining from the time when there was a Roman fortified settlement.
The Arco de la Sangre, which will be recognized by fans of the quixotic Cervantes character Don Quixote.
A walk around the city walls – started by Visigoths, continued by Moors, completed by Christians.