Alcázar of Toledo

Introduction

The Alcazar of Toledo crowns the highest point of the old city, looking down on the Tagus gorge and a sea of red rooftops on all sides. A fortress since Roman times and reshaped by Visigoths and Moors, it was rebuilt as a royal palace for Charles V in the 16th century, its four corner towers standing stern and symmetrical today. During the Spanish Civil War, Colonel Moscardo's 70-day siege defence in 1936 turned the Alcazar into a national symbol. Now it houses the Army Museum, with armour, weapons and historical displays, while the terrace offers THE panorama of Toledo and the river bend. The central courtyard is free; the museum is ticketed — and at dusk the golden city lights up below.

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