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One of the old gates of Toledo. * |
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General view of the town: it rises steeply to its summit at the Alcazar. * |
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The Alcazar seen from across the River Tagus. * |
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Toledo Cathedral. * |
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And another one. The streets are so narrow that it is almost impossible to see the whole cathedral from within the city. * |
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The Cathedral has interesting carvings, statues, and windows. * |
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An El Greco painting in the sacristy. There were a dozen of them, but most of the tourists ignored them as "just more paintings". * |
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Extraordinary decoration: not easy to photograph because of the extremes of lighting. * |
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The Town Hall. * |
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Towards the end of our first day, we managed to find the El Greco Museum, with many of his works. * |
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The next morning, we wandered the narrow streets. * |
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Then to the Monastery of St Juan de Los Reys, built around a beautiful cloister. † |
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We also visited the Synagogue of Santa Maria la Blanca. This was a mosque that became a synagogue that became a church: it still looks like a mosque. * |
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