Central Spain
Castile-La Mancha
Toledo

Alcázar of Toledo

The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of . It is a large quadrangular building measuring 60 meters on a side, framed by four large towers 60 meters high, each crowned by the typical Madrid spire.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain
  • Also known as: “Alcazar de Toled”, “Alcázar de Toled”, and “Alcazar of Toledo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Army Museum and Biblioteca de Castilla-La Mancha.

Museum
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The Museum of the Army is a military museum in , Spain, devoted to the history of the Spanish Army. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Defence.

Library
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is a library.

Theater building
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The is a theater in the city of , Castile-La Mancha, , inaugurated in 1879 on the site of the old corral de comedias, Mesón de la Fruta. is situated 160 metres west of Alcázar of Toledo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cobisa and Argés.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, . According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 3207 inhabitants. is situated 6 km south of Alcázar of Toledo.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality had a population of 4,309. is situated 7 km southwest of Alcázar of Toledo.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, . According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 1993 inhabitants. is situated 7 km south of Alcázar of Toledo.

Alcázar of Toledo

Latitude
39.858° or 39° 51′ 29″ north
Longitude
-4.02051° or 4° 1′ 14″ west
Elevation
549 metres (1,801 feet)
Height
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8CFQVX5H+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83998985
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10280893
Wiki­data ID
Q1326589
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Alcázar of Toledo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “القصر طليطلة”
  • Arabic: “قصر طليطلة”
  • Armenian: “Տոլեդոյի ալկասար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Toledo alkazarı”
  • Basque: “Toledoko alkazarra”
  • Belarusian: “Таледскі алькасар”
  • Catalan: “Alcàsser de Toledo”
  • Chinese: “托莱多城堡”
  • Chinese: “托萊多城堡”
  • Czech: “Toledský Alcázar”
  • Dutch: “Alcazar van Toledo”
  • Dutch: “Alcázar van Toledo”
  • Esperanto: “Alkazaro de Toledo”
  • French: “Alcazar de Tolede”
  • French: “alcazar de Tolède”
  • French: “Alcazar de tolède”
  • French: “Alcazar de Tolède”
  • French: “Alcázar de Tolède”
  • French: “Alcazar deTolède”
  • French: “Le siège de l’Alcazar deTolède”
  • Galician: “Alcázar de Toledo”
  • German: “Alcazar von Toledo”
  • German: “Alcázar von Toledo”
  • German: “Alcázar”
  • Greek: “Αλκάθαρ του Τολέδου”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת טולדו”
  • Hungarian: “Alcázar”
  • Indonesian: “Alcázar Toledo”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Toledo”
  • Italian: “Alcázar di Toledo”
  • Japanese: “アルカサル”
  • Korean: “알카사르”
  • Portuguese: “Alcazar de Toledo”
  • Portuguese: “Alcázar de Toledo”
  • Romanian: “Alcazar”
  • Romanian: “Alcazarul din Toledo”
  • Russian: “Алькасар в Толедо”
  • Russian: “Толедский алькасар”
  • Slovenian: “Trdnjava Alcázar, Toledo”
  • Slovenian: “trdnjava Alcázar”
  • Spanish: “Alcazar de Toledo”
  • Spanish: “Alcázar de Toledo”
  • Turkish: “Alcazar de Toledo”
  • Turkish: “Alcázar de Toledo”
  • Ukrainian: “Толедський алькасар”
  • Urdu: “قصر طلیطلہ”

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Nearby Places

Explore places such as Carlos V and Biblioteca pública y cafetería mirador.

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