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• Toledo Cathedral. Toledo.

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  … Plaza del Ayuntamiento. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925253400 | E-mail: info@catedralprimada.es. http://www.catedralprimada.es. An excellent example of Spanish Gothic art. The temple dates back many centuries, but has only existed as a Christian church since the nineteenth century…

• Alcázar fortress in Toledo. Toledo.

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  … C/ Unión, s/n. 45001. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925238915 | E-mail: museje@et.mde.es. http://www.museo.ejercito.es. It is today the site of the city's Army Museum. Its construction dates from Roman times. During the reigns of Alfonso VI and Alfonso X 'the Wise' it was rebuilt and became…

• San Martín Bridge. Toledo.

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  … Al oeste del casco antiguo de la ciudad (Debajo del Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes). 45001. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.toledo-turismo.com/. One of the most beautiful sunsets in Spain (Toledo). Built in the Middle Ages and dating to around the 13th century, the bridge was later rebuilt…

• Alcántara Bridge. Toledo.

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  … Calle Gerardo Lobo s/n. 45001. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) www.toledo-turismo.com. National Monument bridge. Roman in origin and reconstructed during the Almanzor period. One of the entrances to the town. During the Middle Ages merchandise and people went through this entrance to keep control…

• Toledo Bridge. Madrid.

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  … Glorieta del Marqués de Vadillo s/n. 28019. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. The present bridge was built on the site of a former bridge, destroyed by floods.Built in the 18th century by Pedro de Ribera. Made up of nine semicircular arches.Built of granite ashlar stone.In the middle of the bridge there are…

• San Servando Castle. Toledo.

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  … Carretera de Circunvalación -Frente al Puente de Alcántara. 45006. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) The Bishop of Tenorio's castle. This castle was built as a monastery according to an order by Alfonso VI in honour of the saints Servando and Germano. But due to the fact that it is close to the Alcántara bridge…

• El Tránsito synagogue. Toledo.

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  … Calle Samuel Leví s/n. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925215831 | http://museosefardi.mcu.es. Mudéjar art in El Tránsito synagogue. The El Tránsito synagogue is the common name for the synagogue of Samuel ha-Leví, and is the most important example of Spanish-Jewish art in existence…

• Fuensalida Palace. Toledo.

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  … Plaza del Conde 2. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925267600 | www.toledo-turismo.com. Isabel of Portugal's last residence (wife of Charles V). Built in the fifteenth century by the first… of the finest examples of palatial Mudejar architecture from Toledo, with clear Gothic influences. The building…

• Church of Santo Tomé. Toledo.

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  … Plaza del Conde 4. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925251232 | E-mail: santotome@santotome.org. www.santotome.org. Church with a Mudéjar tower dating from the 14th century. It is home… of the best examples of the Mudéjar art characteristic of Toledo. The two upper sections are made of brick…

• Puerta de Toledo Gate. Madrid.

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  … Glorieta de la Puerta de Toledo s/n. 28005. Madrid. www.esmadrid.com. Nineteen metres tall and opened in 1827, this is the most recent monumental gate built in Madrid. The impressive granite… of the French troops from Spain, the project continued and Puerta de Toledo became the site to receive Fernando…

• Nueva de Bisagra Gate. Toledo.

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  … Calle Puerta de Bisagra s/n. 45003. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) www.toledo-turismo.com/. Of Arab origin, it was rebuilt by Alonso de Covarrubias in Renaissance-style, back in the 16th century. It has two sides. The one that faces the city opens up with a semicircular arch, flanked by two square towers…

• Puerta del Sol Square. Toledo.

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  … Calle Carretas s/n. 45003. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) www.toledo-turismo.com. Caballeros Hospitalarios (Knights Hospitaller) gateway. It was built in the 13th century by the Knights Hospitaller as an entry point into the city through the city walls. The gateway is rectangular with a semicircular top…

• Puerta del Cambrón gate. Toledo.

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  … Paseo de Recaredo s/n. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.toledo-turismo.com/. It was also historically known as the gate of the Jews. This gate owes its name to the spiny buckthorn bushes all around it which are known in Spanish as cambroneras. It is built over the remains of a Visigoth gate, and the current…

• Santiago del Arrabal Church. Toledo.

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  … Calle Real del Arrabal. 45003. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925252648 | http://www.toledo-turismo.com. Considered one of the most striking Mudejar temples in Toledo. This church was built with brick and coursed masonry. The church's tower dates from the 12th century and has a square floor plan…

• Puerta de Alfonso VI gate. Toledo.

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  … Calle Alfonso VI s/n. 45003. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) www.toledo-turismo.com. Also known as the Puerta Vieja de Bisagra (old Bisagra gate). These are the only surviving remains of the Arab wall. The Puerta de Alfonso VI gate is the only surviving part of the Arab wall. It was once the main entrance…

• Santa María La Blanca synagogue. Toledo.

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  … Calle Reyes Católicos 4. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) www.toledo-turismo.com. This Mudéjar construction was built in 1180. It has five naves separated by pillars supporting horseshoe arches. In the 15th century it was converted into a church, although today it is simply a monument which is open to visitors…

• Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes. Toledo.

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  … Calle Reyes Católicos 17. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: monumento@sanjuandelosreyes.org. www.sanjuandelosreyes.org. Built to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Toro. It was commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs in thanks for the victory at the Battle of Toro. It has a single nave…

• Cristo de la Luz mosque. Toledo.

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  … Calle Cristo de la Luz, 22. 45002. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) www.toledo-turismo.com. Image of the rescued Christ. It dates from the year 999 and remains intact to this day. It was consecrated as a Christian place of worship in the 12th century. A statue of Christ that had been concealed within a brick…

• Puerta de Toledo Gate. Ciudad Real.

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  … Plaza de la Puerta de Toledo. 13003. Ciudad Real. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 926216640 | E-mail: turismo@ayto-ciudadreal.es. http://www.ciudadrealturismo.com/. Relics of Arab history. This gate is all that remains of the Royal Citadel of Ciudad Real. It dates from the 14th century. It has 6 arches (the 2…

• Ruins of the city of Vascos. Navalmoralejo.

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  … Finca Las Cucañas. 45573. Navalmoralejo. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: director.patrimonio@jccm.es. www.diputoledo.es. Hispano-Muslim city. The laying out of Vascos began in the 9th century, with the fortress built on the remains of a previous tower going back to the time of the Roman empire. The shape…

• Ocaña Plaza Mayor Square. Ocaña.

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  … Plaza Mayor. 45300. Ocaña. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925120969 | www.aytoocana.com. Artistic and urban centre. The main roads around Ocaña converge in this square, where the Town Hall is situated. It is a Baroque square with a rectangular layout that, in fact, is almost square. It was built…

• Cárdenas Palace. Ocaña.

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  … Plaza de Gutierre de Cárdenas s/n. 45300. Ocaña. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925120969 | www.aytoocana.com. Renaissance palace. Its Gothic main front and the flat decorated polychrome ceilings are interesting. Cardenas Palace is in Renaissance style. Its floor plan is rectangular…

• Carranque Archaeological Park. Carranque.

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  … Carretera Carranque-Madrid, km. 34. 45216. Carranque. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) E-mail: pacarranque@jccm.es. http://www.patrimoniohistoricoclm.es/parque-arqueologico-de-carranque/. The Carranque Archaeological Park can be reached in under an hour by car from Madrid and Toledo. This Roman site dates…

• Escalona Fortress. Escalona.

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  … Carretera de Toledo a Ávila. 45910. Escalona. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) Fax.: +34 925781212 | E-mail: ayuntamiento@escalona.es. www.ayto-escalona.com. Sentinel of Alberche. The castle-palace of Don Álvaro de Luna is a large fortified palace with a church inside. It was built in the 15th century…

• Oropesa Castle. Oropesa.

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  … Plaza del Palacio 1. 45560. Oropesa. Toledo. (Castile-La Mancha) http://www.turismocastillalamancha.com. A Christian military fortress. The whole site lies inside the defensive walls surrounding the old… , in the Gothic-Mudejar style, and the palace Álvarez de Toledo family, dating from the 16th century.…