Theme Week Castile-La Mancha – Talavera de la Reina

26 April 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Crest of Talavera de la Reina in typical tiles pottery © Javiergil73/cc-by-sa-3.0

Crest of Talavera de la Reina in typical tiles pottery © Javiergil73/cc-by-sa-3.0

Talavera de la Reina is a city and municipality in the western part of the province of Toledo. It is the second-largest nucleus of population in Castile–La Mancha and the largest in the province: its population of 89,000 makes it larger than the city of Toledo, although the latter remains the provincial capital.   read more…

Toledo, capital of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha

17 February 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

Plaza de Zocodover © MartinPutz

Plaza de Zocodover © MartinPutz

Toledo is a municipality located in central Spain, 70 km south of Madrid. It is the capital of the province of Toledo. It is also the capital of autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage as one of the former capitals of the Spanish Empire and place of coexistence of Christian, Jewish and Muslim cultures, as well as the place where harsh religious persecutions were held against the Jews. Many famous people and artists were born or lived in Toledo, including Al-Zarqali, Garcilaso de la Vega, Eleanor of Toledo, Alfonso X and El Greco. It was also the place of important historic events such as the Visigothic Councils of Toledo. As of 2010, the city has a population of 82,489 and an area of 232.1 km2 (89.6 sq mi).   read more…

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