Toledo tourist information

Toledo is a province of central Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.

It is bordered by the provinces of Madrid, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Badajoz, Cáceres, and Ávila.

Of the provinces 546,538 people (2002), only about 1/9 live in the capital, Toledo, which is also capital of the autonomous community. The most populated city in the province is Talavera de la Reina with 83,793 inhabitants (2006).

The province contains 204 municipalities. The smallest municipality in Spain, Illán de Vacas, with a population of 8, is in Toledo province.

Which cities to visit in the province of Toledo:

Navahermosa (photo 1):

In this small village you can take a walk around 3 important historic monuments:

. CASTILLO DE DOS HERMANAS
· ERMITA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DEL MILAGRO
· ERMITA DE SAN SEBASTIÁN


Talavera de la reina (photo 2):

Talavera is a larger city in the province of Toledo as it has more than 76000 inhabitants. It is an important city for communications due to its location the left side of "el Tajo", leading to Extremadura.

There are some important monuments as well to visit:

· CASA-PALACIO CALLE SOL
· CASA-PALACIO DE LOS MARQUESES DE VILLATOYA
· COLEGIO CERVANTES Ó AYUNTAMIENTO VIEJO
· COLEGIO DE SAN PRUDENCIO
· CONVENTO DE LA ENCARNACIÓN O BERNARDAS
· ERMITA DE LA VIRGEN DEL PRADO
· HOSPEDERÍA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO
· IGLESIA DE SAN FRANCISCO
· IGLESIA DE SANTA MARÍA LA MAYOR (COLEGIAL)
· IGLESIA DE SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS
· IGLESIA PARROQUIAL DEL SALVADOR
· PRIMER RECINTO DE MURALLA