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The beautiful historic city of Toledo is one of the most popular daytrip destinations for people visiting Madrid. It's located within an easy 1h train, bus or car ride, and it offers a fantastic medieval atmosphere that is completely different from the one you'll find in Madrid. Since Toledo was at the top of my "daytrip wishlist", I went there with my friend Luis during my first weekend in Spain. I spent a day walking around the city's charming narrow streets, taking in the beauty and history of "The Glory of Spain". For more information, check out my Toledo travel page! Leave a Comment
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The town is situated at the Tormes. The centre is Plaza Mayor, it’s a baroque square where the townhall is situated. Along the building you see houses with arches. The new cathedral is build in the 16 th century. Its gothic with baroque ornaments. It has a small patio and trough the entrance of the chapel you can enter the old cathedral with is a cellar. This old cathedral has a magnificent altar, in gothic-roman style. There are more than 50 paintings above the altar. The university is dating from the 16 th. Century and is situated in front of the both cathedrals. The courtyard is 15 th. Century. In the building you find a senats hall. In Northern of the cathedral there is the monastery de Santa Maria de las Duenas. It has a patio with arches that have capitles in the form of fairy tale animals. The famous Casa de las Conchas is the house with shells. The font is decorated with shells, wapons and decorated windows. Finally, take a look at the Museo Art Nouveau, its building as well as its collection is interesting. Salamanca can be done all by food in one day. the prettiest view on the town you have at the bridge. Leave a Comment
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This cross is build in memmory of the ones that died in the civil war. its build on command of Franco. The cross is 150 meters high. in the near of the cross there are graves of some 40.000 fighters from both sides in the civil war. you can go by elevator to the arms of the cross to have a view over the beutifull landscape. Leave a Comment Phone: 918905611
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This is a monastery of Phillips the second. its the biggest monastery of spain. its build in the 16 th century and keeps an enorm collection of art pieces of the royals. the monastery is build in a sober style called desornomentado. designed by Herrera and Bautista de Toledo. Highlights are: 1. the library (here the private collection of Phillips the second amongst which 40.000 books. the ceiling has impressive fresco's) 2. the art museum (with paintings by belgian, italian and spanish painters) 3. the royal pantheon (in this mausuleum the spanish kings are buried). 4. the basilica (very decorative church with statues of Phillips the second and Carlos 5 th) 5. the patio de los evangelistas (here you find a temple with statues of the evangelsis) 6. The glory of the spanish monarchy (this fresco by Giordano depicts Carlos the fifth and Phillips the 2 th. ) 7. chapterrooms (here you see an altar for Carlos 5th. the celing has fresco's of angels) 8. palacio de borbones (luxuriously decorated rooms with wallcarpets by Goya) Leave a Comment Phone: 918905902
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This is a natural place near the village of Navacerrada, at Madrid's mountains. The place is superb and a great walk between pines an jaras. You reach the entrance after passing a ruined hospital and there is a litle dum (where the pic was taken). At that level you have two parkings to leave the car (almost the only way to get there). Then a track starts going up mountain following a river, it has some recreational areas to pic-nic, and you can follow the path or loose your self on any of the litle paths that start along and walk around. Leave a Comment
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This palace is build in the 18 th century. it has numorous of chambers in barroque style, such as the Chinese china salon, the mirrorroom and the smokingroom. The palace has a very big garden. the Prince garden with its statues, fontains and trees is very impressive. in the garden you find the sailors house which exposes the boats of the royals. Leave a Comment
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Segovia is situated upon a rock between the Eresma and Clamores River. The towns most impressive highlight is the Alcazar, a disney-like fairytale castle. its a reconstruction of the mideaval fortress. it has sevaral rooms decorated with wapons, paintings and furniture. in the squre formed tower you have a great view over the mountains. The second important monument is the 1 th century roman aquaduct. (Segovia wa in the roman area an important military town) The cathedral of Segovia is 16 th century and build in gothic style. build by Gil de Hontanon. it has an impressive altar. in the museum of the chaperroom there are brussels wallcarpets to see as well as paintings and statues) Leave a Comment
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Toledo is a mediaval town within old townwalls, situated upon a hill at the river Taag. The romans have founded the town. the town has been the capital of the Visgoths. Highlights of Toledo: 1. the cathedral. (its one of the biggest in christianity. its most impressive feature is a 16 th century monstrans 3 meters high. it gets on the street once a year. The transparente is an old barroque altar in marble. the retable, in polychrome is one of the most beautifull in spain, depicting life of Jesus) and the choir, the benches are decorated depicting scnes from the fall of Grenada) 2. Alcazar (this was the palace of Carlos 5 th. it houses now a military museum). 3. Museo de Santa Cruz (the collection contains work from the middle ages and renaissance and work by El Greco, amongst the famous Assumption.) 4. Iglesia de Santo Tomé (here you find El Greco's funreal of count Orgaz. its a masterpiece) 5. Ermita del Cristo de la Luz (a small mosque dating from 1000). For the ultimate experience of viewing toledo you can hire a taxi and go to the mirador a place that overlooks the town. Leave a Comment
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About one hour north of Madrid a high cross in the mountains of Guadarrama signs the location of this fascist monument to the death of civil war, in a place called Valle de los Caidos. Why not? We must keep good and bad memories. Go and have a look. And don't forget, ten kilometers distant Escorial is another kind of religious monument. Leave a Comment
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