Castela-Mancha

Castela-Mancha Capital

Toledo

Capital of Castela-Mancha, on a hill surrounded on three sides by a bend of the rio Tejo, about 70 km south of Madri. It was the capital of the Visigothic kingdom and a Muslim city, and it preserves the Catedral Primada, the Alcázar, the synagogues of Santa María la Blanca and del Tránsito, the Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz, San Juan de los Reyes and works by El Greco in Santo Tomé and in the Museo del Greco. The language is Spanish (Castilian). The historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986.