img_2232 Toledo was successively a Roman town (192 BC-570 AD) and a visigoth town until it was conquered by the Muslims in 711. Christians conquered it back in 1085...
Toledo was successively a Roman town (192 BC-570 AD) and a visigoth town until it was conquered by the Muslims in 711. Christians conquered it back in 1085…
img_2564 Cathedral and Alcazar.
Cathedral and Alcazar.
img_2418 The Alcazar, a 16th century palace built where a Roman, Visigoth and Arabic fortresses successively stood. The Alcazar now hosts a library and a museum of arms.
The Alcazar, a 16th century palace built where a Roman, Visigoth and Arabic fortresses successively stood. The Alcazar now hosts a library and a museum of arms.
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img_2238 The Alcazar by night.
The Alcazar by night.
img_2256 Other medieval fortifications still exist around Toledo, across the Tage river (left).
Other medieval fortifications still exist around Toledo, across the Tage river (left).
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img_2249 Alcazar over the Tage.
Alcazar over the Tage.
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img_2558 The Tage river.
The Tage river.
img_2409 Alcazar and cathedral.
Alcazar and cathedral.
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img_2343 Puerta de Bisagra, a city gate, and the lower town.
Puerta de Bisagra, a city gate, and the lower town.
p1050354 Lower town and fortifications.
Lower town and fortifications.
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