Sep 15, 2009 - Holy Toledo!

Aug 12, 2009 - Nicholas Deer

We were going to visit Toledo on the Tuesday. ... We got to bed well after midnight, so, having vowed to catch the fast train to Toledo at around 7 am (in order to make the most of the visit to this UNESCO listed World Heritage town), we put the visit off till Wednesday, sleep being a vital recovery component. ... After being sent from one counter to another to yet another at the vast railway station with its exotic interior gardens, we were told that all trains to Toledo were booked out until 1. ... The coach duly deposited us at the Toledo railway station after about 55 minutes travel across a harsh, dry foreboding landscape. ... The ancient city of Toledo looked down on us in the glaring heat, daring us to attempt what was said to be an hour’s heavy walk to reach the cultural gems within the enclosed hilltop. ...

May 12, 2009 - BLOG - Livin la vida espanola!

and there’s nothing like going into a huge Carrefour supermarket and finding a carton of Sangria for 60p and cans of beer for 40p! After leaving Madrid, we headed slightly South to the historic city of Toledo, home of the famous artist El Greco. ... We stayed at the aptly named El Greco campsite, the only campsite in Toledo. ... We spent a day in Toledo which was a very interesting place, although very touristy. ...

Feb 27, 2009 - Toledo

We had read that the legendary city of Toledo was nearby to Madrid and within a reasonable daytrip distance. ... As it turned out, there was a dedicated Madrid to Toledo train leaving the main station every 2 hours or so and after a cumbersome dialogue with the Spanish ticket agent, Cole and I had our tickets for the 9 am train. ... After a one hour ride we arrived in Toledo, which has a small, but quite possibly the prettiest train station we have seen yet with collage murals and colourful tiles throughout. ... Toledo had on two separate occasions, spanning a combined 620 years, functioned as the capital of Spain in essence playing a more prominent role in the development of the country than perhaps any other city. ... Toledo was well known for the peaceful cohabition of Muslims, Jews, and Christians (at least until the Reconquista) and for this and the resultant architecture and art formed from this open society has been named a Unesco World Heritage Site. ...

Oct 26, 2008 - Mare and Tone and Two Days in La Mancha

In provincial Cuenca it’s their La Mancha landscape which in the south resembles nothing so much as the western plains of NSW with planted dry crops and merino sheep, or maybe it’s a spaghetti western we’ve been experiencing. ... The Gorges (or Hoz) have for centuries defined why the ancient Cuenca city is located where it is. ... Our house is in the old centre just around the corner on the cliff from the “emblematic” (LP) three remaining hanging houses of Cuenca, and our lovely hostess has it in stunning condition. ... We have uploaded 6 photos of Cuenca's historic city on this site for you to see. ... Yesterday we left the stunning housesit, its views across the hoz and Spike and Slinky, to mosey around the back roads of La Mancha in southern Cuenca Province, as distinct from the city. ...

Oct 25, 2008 - Cuenca (25 October) - Spain

Cuenca is known for its 15thcentury cathedral (famous for its abstract style stained glass windows) but we only had the half day in Cuenca and opted to spend our time in a traditional tapas Cuenca is known for its 15thcentury cathedral (famous for its abstract style stained glass windows) but we only had the half day in Cuenca and opted to spend our time in a traditional tapas Jump to full entry