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r Street-by-Street: Toledo

Picturesquely sited on a hill above the River
Tagus is the historic centre of Toledo. Behind
the old walls lies much evidence of the city’s Puerta Cristo
rich history. The Romans built a fortress on the de la Luz
site of the present-day Alcázar. The Visigoths
made Toledo their capital in the 6th century AD,
and left behind several churches. In the Middle
Ages, Toledo was a melting pot of Christian,
Muslim and Jewish cultures, and it was during
this period that the city’s most outstanding
monument – its cathedral – was built. In the The Iglesia de San
Román, of Visigothic
16th century the painter El Greco came to live origin, now contains
in Toledo, and today the city is home to many a museum relating the
of his works. city’s past under
the Visigoths.
C A L L E D E L O S A L F I L E R I T O S

C A R D E N A L L O R E N Z A N A

C A L L E D E A L F O N S O X C A L L E D EL H O M B R E D E PA L O

C A L L E D E S A N R O M Á N
. Iglesia de Santo Tomé
This church, with a beautiful
Mudéjar tower, houses El Greco’s
masterpiece, The Burial of the C A L L E D E A L F O N S O X I I
Count of Orgaz (see p36). S I X T O R A M Ó N PA R R O

To Sinagoga de Santa A L L E D E L A T R I N I D A D
María la Blanca and
Monasterio de San Juan
C A L L E D E L C A R D E N A L C I S N E R O S
de los Reyes
C
To Sinagoga del Tránsito and
Casa-Museo de El Greco

Archbishop’s Palace
Spread over a large block, with 0 metres 100
façades on three streets, this
16th-century palace features an 0 yards 100
austere Renaissance design.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp570–71 and pp595–7

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