Toledo is located 70 km. south of Madrid. It can be reached by a day trip from Atocha train station in Madrid. It is a 30 minute train ride. Cost of train is 20E. Tickets can be bought on day of travel.
If you choose to stay a couple of nights, La Posada de Manolo which is a family, friendly pension with a splendid view of the cathedral.
Toledo is on a mountain top with a 150 degree splendid view. From the train station, the city is approached ascending narrow, steep medieval streets taking you to a medieval world.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and historical existence of Christian, Muslim and Jewish culture. Known as the "Imperial City" for having been the main venue of the Court of Charles I and as the City of three cultures.
The city was named by its first Jewish inhabitants who settled there in the 5th century.
The city is said to have been populated since the Bronze Age and named by its first Jewish inhabitants who settled there in the 5th century BCE. In 193, BCE, it became an important Roman colony. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Toledo served as the capital city of Early Christian Spain, till the Moors conquered the Iberian peninsula in the early years of the 8th century.
Experienced a period of co-existance of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
The breakfast room and deck is on the second floor of the Pension. Imagine having breakfast
with a splendid view of the Cathedral of Toledo.
Facade of the Cathedral
Interior of the Cathedral
Narrow streets of Toledo
Alcazar was used by the Romans as a palace in the 3rd century
Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes
Interior of Synagogue of Saint Mary the White
Accommodations
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