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Toledo in Castile-La Mancha: City of the three cultures

By english • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: 1, Cities

Declared as a national monument, Toledo, a small city found on a Castilian hilltop overlooking the Rio Tajo (River Tagus), was once the Spanish capital under the Visigoths (567 to 711) and again when Felipe II moved the Court of Spain to Madrid (1085 to 1561). It is still the religious centre of Spain. Locals […]