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Toledo
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Toledo is truly one of Spain's most magnificent cities. Dramatically sited atop a gorge overlooking the R铆o Tajo, it was known as the 鈥榗ity of three cultures鈥 in the Middle Ages, a place where 鈥 legend has it 鈥 Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities peacefully coexisted. Unsurprisingly, rediscovering the vestiges of this unique cultural synthesis remains modern Toledo鈥檚 most compelling attraction. Horseshoe-arched mosques, Sephardic synagogues and one of Spain鈥檚 finest Gothic cathedrals cram into its dense historical core. But the layers go much deeper. Further sleuthing will reveal Visigothic and Roman roots. Toledo鈥檚 other forte is art, in particular the haunting canvases of El Greco, the influential, impossible-to-classify painter with whom the city is synonymous. Though it's justifiably popular with day trippers, try to stay overnight to really appreciate the city in all its haunting glory.
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Toledo's illustrious main church ranks among the top 10 cathedrals in Spain. An impressive example of medieval Gothic architecture, its enormous interior鈥
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This magnificent synagogue was built in 1355 by special permission from Pedro I. The synagogue now houses the Museo Sefard铆, which provides a glimpse into鈥
Monasterio San Juan de los Reyes
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This imposing 15th-century Franciscan monastery and church was provocatively founded in the heart of the Jewish quarter by the Catholic monarchs Isabel鈥
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It's hard to imagine that this 16th-century building was once a hospital. If only modern hospitals were equipped with the kind of ornate plateresque鈥
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This lively square has long been the hub of town. From 1465 until the 1960s Zocodover was the scene of the city's Tuesday market and successor to the Arab鈥
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In the early 20th century, an aristocrat bought what he thought was El Greco's house and did a meritorious job of returning it to period style. He was鈥
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At the highest point in the city looms the foreboding 础濒肠谩锄补谤. Rebuilt under Franco, it has been reopened as a vast military museum. The usual displays of鈥
Museo de los Concilios y la Cultura Visigoda
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Sometimes dismissively called the 鈥業nvisigoths鈥 due to the scant record of their presence, the Visigoths inhabit a little-known chapter of Spanish history鈥
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