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Toledo has a large cultural tradition, in Toledo´s Old Town lived toghether Christians, Jews and Arabs, is a legacy that left great monuments, mosques and synagogues. This has allowed this great city of Spain being declared World Heritage Site in 1986.
Toledo is located on the right bank of the Tajo river, on a hill a hundred feet above the river, which encircles its base, forming a sharp bend known as the "Tejo lathe". Toledo is located in central Spain in the province of Castilla La Mancha, 70 km south of Madrid.
The sword industry in the city of Toledo dates back to Roman times, but was under the Arab rule and during the Reconquest of Spain when Toledo and it´s swords industry played a key role. Between the fifteenth and seventeenth-related industry in the manufacture of swords was a big boom in Toledo to the point that the sword industry of Toledo came to be regarded as the best in Europe.
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What to do|What to visit in Toledo|Monumental Toledo
El Greco Museum: House-museum designed as a recreation center in the artist's home, which was lost centuries ago. It houses several important paintings from El Greco.
Toledo´s Alcazar: This is a landmark and former defense of Toledo located in the highest part of town overlooking the city. It dates back to the sixteenth-century.
From 2009 houses a Museum collection.El Alcázar is a fortification on rocks in the upper part of the city. During the Civil War was used as a defensive and resistance point of the Guardia Civil(Spanish Civil Guard).
Cristo de la Luz Mosque: This is the best preserved mosque of the 10 that came into existence in the Muslim period in Spain. It belongs to the era of the Caliphate of Cordoba and was built in 999, as it reads the inscriptions on its facade band access. The apse was added in the twelfth century when Alfonso VI gave it to the Knights of the Order of St John, establishing there the hermitage of Santa Cruz. This extension is considered the oldest example of Mudejar art on record.
San Servando Castle: San Servando is located beside the Tajo river and the Infantry Academy. It was began to be built as a monastery in 1088 at a time when Alfonso VI reigned. Then it became castle.
Tránsito Sinagogue: Transito Synagogue is located in the Jewish quarter of the city of Toledo, Spain, west of the city. That is the name by which it is popularly known, his real name is Samuel Halevi synagogue. Since 1964, it is installed the Sephardic Museum, which aims to preserve the legacy of Hispanic culture and Sephardic Jews to be integrated as an essential part of Spanish Historical Heritage.
Puerta del Sol: The Puerta del Sol is a door in the Spanish town of Toledo. It was built by the Hospitalarios Knights to provide access to the walled city. It is a flanking door, of a commemorative character, Nazari influenced. It is dated in the last quarter of the fourteenth century.
Toledo Districts - Old Quarters of Toledo
Toledo is configured around several historic neighborhoods, each one making us go back in time.. Antequeruela, Azucaica, Benquerencia, Buenavista, Old Town, Cigarrales, Monte Sión - San Bernardo, Olivilla, Palomarejos, Pinedo, Salto del Caballo, San Antón, Santa Bárbara, Santa Teresa, Valparaiso and Vistahermosa.f these, only Antequeruela and Old Quarter are within an old walled town of Toledo.
Toledo Steel | Swords
The origin of the steel and Toledo swords comes from the oldest customs of the Iberian Peninsula. More than 2,000 years ago, in the V century, Iberian blacksmiths already made swords known as "falcatas" of Toledo, who had an iron plate on the inside and a special design made to increase the bluntness of the slash.
Transports in Toledo | How to get there
Railway: Paseo de la Rosa, s/n, with daily conections to Madrid.
Toledo Bus Station: Avenida Castilla-La Mancha s/n
City Buses Toledo: We can go by bus pretty much anywhere in town using local bus
Car Hire Toledo: With many points of collection and return throughout the city and province.
Festivals in Toledo-Spain|What to Do in Toledo
“Villa de Mora” National Theatre Festival: Amateur theater in the town of Toledo, Mora.
Rosa del Azafrán Festival(Rose of Saffron): Since the 1960´ss in the town of Consuegra. Regional Toledo and spanish folklore.
International Music Festival of Toledo(May, June): Classical music in Toledo. web
Jazz Festival "City of Toledo": The most innovative fusion beats, mixes, Hispanic sounds, and of course, jazz.
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