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• Royal Palace in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

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  … Plaza de Parejas s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. Fax.: +34 918921532 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. A royal residence. Work on this palace, along with the adjoining monuments, was begun by Philip II and completed by Charles III of Spain, and as a result it displays a …

• San Antonio Church in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Antonio. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. www.aranjuez.es. The church was conceived as a royal chapel, built upon an oratory that belonged to Philip IV. It was designed by the architects Isidro González Velázquez and Santiago Bonavía in the 18th century. This space is arranged in a system of ar…

• Casa de Oficios y Caballeros House in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Antonio. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: turismo@aranjuez.es. www.aranjuez.es. This building is attached to the Royal Palace of Aranjuez. It was built in the 16th century, under the reign of Felipe II. Juan de Herrera was commissioned to do the work, following the designs of Gómez de M…

• Los Infantes House in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Antonio. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: turismo@aranjuez.es. www.aranjuez.es. The building was erected on the initiative of Charles III in the 18th century. The work was commissioned to Juan de Villanueva, but it was finally carried out by Manuel Serrano. This is a civil building that…

• Virgen de las Angustias or Alpagés Church. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Principe s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. www.aranjuez.es. The church was built by Cristóbal Rodríguez de Xarama on top of the old church of Alpajés, erected in 1681. Its classicism is a result of the influence of the school of Madrid. This church was built with exposed brick and white stone.…

• San Carlos Hospital in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

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  … Calle de la Concha s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: turismo@aranjuez-realsitio.com. www.aranjuez.com. Charles III ordered the hospital to be built under the control of Manuel Serrano in the 18th century and it was extended during the reign of Isabel II. It served as hospital for employees of th…

• Royal Convent of San Pascual. Aranjuez.

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  … Calle Rey, nº 75. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: infoturismo@aranjuez.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. The Italian architect Francisco Sabatini also worked on the Royal Residence of Aranjuez, where he left this convent commissioned by King Charles III of Spain. The Convent of San Pascual Bailón was …

• Casa del Labrador house in Aranjuez. Aranjuez.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Reina -Jardín del Príncipe- s/n. 28300. Aranjuez. Madrid. E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. This house was built during the reign of Charles IV over a modest workers' house within the gardens of Aranjuez Palace, on the banks of the Tagus River. The works were carri…

• Ocaña Plaza Mayor Square. Ocaña.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 bu…

• 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 and it is…

• 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 date…

• San Servando Castle. Toledo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 …

• Alcántara Bridge. Toledo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 of who…

• 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 to…

• 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 …

• 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 towe…

• Cristo de la Luz mosque. Toledo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 b…

• 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 p…

• 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. …

• 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 entran…

• 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 …

• 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 to the famous painting by El Greco, the Burial of the Count of Orgaz. The church dates from the 12th ce…

• 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 count of Fuensalida. The house's heraldic shields appear on the building's façade. It is one of the…

• 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. It…

• 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 ope…