Toledo Spain

Toledo is 88km from Madrid Spain. A High Speed train from Madrid takes only 30 minutes.from Atocha station. Toledo rail station is in Neo-Mudejar style, inaugurated in 1919. A beautiful building inside and out. It is in Paseo Rosa Toledo. A daytrip from Madrid could be taken , but i stayed 2 nights in hotel.--Toledo rail station ------------------------------------------------TOLEDO IS TWINNED WITH TOLEDO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.--- TOLEDO WAS DECLARED A WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN 1986. THE CITY IS DRAMATICALLY ON TOP OF A GORGE OVERLOOKING THE RIO TAJO.-- THE CATHEDRAL IS MEDIEVAL GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE ON PLAZA AYUNTAMENTO----CATHEDRAL BEGAN 1226 FINNISHED 1493 --THE ALCAZAR WAS OCCUPIED IN 1936 BY NATIONLIST REBELS AND BESIEGED BY REPUBLICANS FOR TWO MONTHS. IT WAS DAMAGED BUT RESTORED BY GENERAL FRANCO.---- TOLEDO WAS HOME OF EL GRECO FOR THE LATER PART OF HIS LIFE.--- TODAY THE POULATION IS ABOUT 78,000. THE PLACE IS FAMOUS FOR MAZIPAN. SHOPS---THERE ARE ABOUT SIX ESCALATORS,ONE AFTER THE OTHER TO UPPER TOWN. THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY A CITY WALL.