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56 Reviews The central gate is the Puerta del Perdon (Door of Forgiveness) because when it was built in the 15th century, indulgences were sold here and those who came through this gate sins' were supposed to be...
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26 Reviews Standing on the highest hill of the City and visible for a great distance the site of the Alcazar has been a fortified site since Roman times. The present building was built by Carlos V as a royal...
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11 Reviews One of the main reasons I was looking forward to seeing Toledo was to see the famous El Greco painting, "the Burial of the Count of Orgaz". El Greco is definitely a painter I like very much. You...
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6 Reviews This is the main plaza of the city. Buses to and from the train station and bus terminal stop here, fast food restaurants are here, and even a children's tourist train stops here. The plaza is built...
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Casa de El Greco - The El Greco Museum
6 Reviews Pictures of Domenikos Theotokopulos (El Greco) and his pupils could be found in the museum. View of Toledo painted by El Greco and a many more great pictures of him. The house where the museum is...
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Santa Maria la Blanca Sinagoga
10 Reviews This synagogue is one of the oldest continually occupied buildings in Europe. It was built beginning in 1203. The building is also referred to as St. Mary of the White. The inside of the building...
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Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada
4 Reviews The history of this impressive cathedral dates back to 1227. There is so much to talk about in each section of this cathedral so I skip the details which can be read in the website. I will focus more...
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7 Reviews The Puente de San Martin served as the western entrance to the city, Dating from the late 14th century, this was at one time the longest bridge of its kind. Its span is 40 meters and stands 27 meters...
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Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes
11 Reviews This monastery was originally built by the Reyes Catolicos, who wanted to commemorate the Battle of Toro, which paved the way for the unification of Spain under one crown. Also it honored the birth of...
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4 Reviews I'm not going to write about the main tourist sights/sites (apart from the stunning Cathedral) because there is ample information on Vt about these already. But do walk the old part Toledo, as much...
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4 Reviews The Puerta Nueva de Bisagra Gate is the main entrance to the old city. The gate is also known as the The new Bisagra Gate as there are two. The old Bisagra gate faces into the old city and was built...
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4 Reviews and 149 Opinions We did not stay, but later found out that the government run paradors have many deals and usually...
6 Reviews Further up the road from the Santa Maria de Blanca museum is the Transito Synagogue. It is much more rewarding to visit. Built in 1357 by Samuel HaLevi Abufalia, when there was a large and...
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7 Reviews and 110 Opinions The Parador is excellent. It is an old Convent, so the building itself is everything you would dream...
Hotel Rural Casa Grande Almagro
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Don Quijote Country and Much more!
Castilla-La Mancha was a post Franco creation as an autonomous state. Most famous for being the Setting of the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote although the area is also famed for it's white windmills...
"En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme..." ("In a place in la Mancha, which name I don't want to remember..."). This is the beginning of the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha (the...
la mancha is a little visited but very interesting part of spain. it's a very suitable place for a cycling holiday aswell, as the place is relatively flat and has many quiet roads with scenic...
In most parts of this region, the landscape is quite fascinating. Look at this view from Miralrio and you see that the mountain tops with few exceptions reach exactly the same height, had it not been...
The land of don Quixote in the XXI century
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