Toledo, Spain, 2005

Toledo

Toledo is one of the most important centers of european medieval history. Fortification has always been an important parameter in its history, still evident to today's tourist for the monumental walls around. It was capital of Spain from the Gothic epoch until 1560.
Toledo is known as the "city of the three cultures", because Christians, Arabs and Jews lived together there for centuries, behind its walls Toledo preserves an artistic and cultural legacy in the form of churches, palaces, fortresses, mosques and synagogues.
We consider Toledo one of our favorites cities, and it is only a little over an hour away from Madrid.
The Alcazar: A fortification has been on this site since Romen times. In 1936 Franco's forces took refuge here and the Alcazar was almost completely destroyed. A museum today, it is a good place to start your visit to Toledo.
Academia Militar de Toledo (Toledo's Military Academy) .
Castillo de San Servando is an eleventh-century castle. When Alfonso VI took the city in 1085 he built the castle on the ruins of older buildings. The castle contains a youth hostel and is only open to members.
The narrow streets of Toledo are characterised by the mixture of artistic styles.
Toledo is an intact medieval city of narrow winding streets perched on a small hill above the Río Tajo.
Casa Telesforo sells the best marzipan, a candy made of almond-and-sugar, in town. It makes marzipan into such whimsical shapes as hearts, diamonds, flowers, and fish.
Catedral de Toledo - Toledo Cathedral was actually built on top of a Muslim mosque. King San Fernando and the archbishop began building the church in 1226. It is considered one of the high points of Gothic art.
La Catedral de Toledo riches are reknown. Possessing a valuable collection of Grecos, and his son painted its octagonal dome. The Choir, the Chapter Hall, the organ of the archbishop, the grating of Domingo de Céspedes, the major board, its many window panes make of this cathedral a museum of museums.

The cathedral is the center of the attraction of the great fair of Toledo, The Corpus, celebrated on the sixtieth day after Resurrection Paschal Sunday, when the monumental Custodia de Arfe (Arfe’s Custody) is paraded from its own chapel in the cathedral.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Toledo is a branch of Santa Cruz Museum. The Toledo Museum of Contemporary art owes its collection of works loaned by the Madrid Modern Art Museum
La Casa de las Cadenas: 20th century art in a beautiful 16th century setting that houses the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Toledo. Central garden in El Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Toledo.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Toledo.

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Toledo.