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Spain |
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Language(s) | Spanish |
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Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +34 |
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Population | 45,200,737 |
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Area | 504,030 sq km |
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Capital | Madrid |
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GDP | $1.44 trillion |
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Spain |
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Language(s) | Spanish |
|
Currency | Euro (€) |
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Phone Code | +34 |
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Population | 45,200,737 |
|
Area | 504,030 sq km |
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Capital | Madrid |
|
GDP | $1.44 trillion |
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Cuesa Carlos V 2 Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha 92 522 30 38 |
Historical Interest Admission Fee: €2 Euro Hours: Tues.-Sun. 9:30 am-2:30 pm |
From the highest perch in the city, this great square of brick construction with four steeple towers at each corner has long served as a fortress, though not in its current incarnation. Romans, Visigoths, Moors, Christians all took part in building, altering and extending the various forts on this site.
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From Plaza de Zocodover, follow Calle del Comercio until it becomes Calle del Hombre de Palo and enters the Plaza del Ayuntamiento Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha 925 22 22 41 |
Religious Site Hours: 10:00 am-12:00 and 4:00-6:00 pm |
The Catedral of Sevilla is larger and more grandiose, but for many the Catedral of Toledo is Spain’s most evocative.
It was begun in 1226 but took 250 years to complete, around the time Columbus was discovering the NewWorld and the CatholicMonarchs were conquering Granada. With its grand construction, the Moorish mosque that had claimed the site and had previously been converted from the Visigothic basilica was lost.
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C/ Reyes CatĂłlicos 17 Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha 92 522 38 02 |
Religious Site Hours: 10:00 am-1:45 pm and 3:30-6 pm |
The monastery was begun in the 15th century in the late Gothic style under the guidance of architect Juan Guas. It is a lofty sight when arriving in Toledo, with numerous spires, peaked arches and a squat octagonal tower atop it. In commemoration of their victorious battle over the Moors at Toro in 1476 the Catholic Monarchs commissioned this Franciscan monastery.
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C/ Cervantes 3 Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha 92 522 14 02 |
Museum Hours: 10:00 am-6:30 pm and Sun. 10:00 am-2:00 pm |
Museo de Santa Cruz is a museum of archeology, local
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C/ Samuel LevĂ 3 Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha 92 522 40 46 |
Museum Admission Fee: €2.40 Euro Hours: 10:00 am-2:00 pm and 4:00-6:00 pm, Sun. 10:00 am-2:00 pm |
The Museo y Casa de El Greco wasn’t actually
Toledo Weather
