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Toledo is a small city located in central Spain on the banks of the Tajo river, about 70km south of Madrid. The historical centre of Toledo lies on a hilltop and is surrounded by a ring of walls. It contains many historical sites, including the Alcazar, the cathedral the Zocodover square and others. Toledo has been settled since the bronze age and was a main commercial and administrative centre in the Roman empire. It became the capital of the Visigothic kingdom and later the capital of Spain until the Moorish conquest in the 8th century. Toledo passed to the new Spanish kingdom in 1085 when it was conquered by Alfonso VI of Castile. The historic centre of Toledo consists of a maze of narrow alleys and beautiful squares and buildings. Toledo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986.


01 Puerta de Bisagra gate	02 Puerta de Bisagra gate	03 Puerta de Bisagra gate	04 Puerta de Bisagra gate


05 Iglesia Santiago del Arrabal church	06 Iglesia Santiago del Arrabal church	07 Iglesia Santiago del Arrabal church	08 Real del Arrabal street	09 Real del Arrabal street	10 Real del Arrabal street


11 Real del Arrabal street	12 Valmardon gate	13 Valmardon gate	14 Valmardon gate	01 Zocodover square and Alcazar	02 Zocodover square and Alcazar


03 Colourful flags on Zocodover square building	04 Zocodover square	05 Zocodover square	06 Colourful flags on Zocodover square building	07 Alcazar fortress


08 Alcazar fortress rampart	09 Alcazar fortress	10 Alcazar fortress	11 Alcazar facade with flags	12 Colourful flags on Zocodover square building	13 Colourful flags on Zocodover square building


14 Colourful flags on Zocodover square building	15 Museo de Santa Cruz	01 Dome and Puerta del reloj gate	02 Puerta del reloj gate	03 Nave	04 Cathedral interior