Car hire in Toledo

Toledo is located in the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha, so close to the capital of Spain that you can almost reach the city in an hour. Also, Toledo belongs to the Province of Toledo, and it is the capital of both the autonomous community and the province. To the right of Toledo you will see the Tagus River. This beautiful city is considered a Human Heritage Place from 1986 by UNESCO.

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Toledo is known as The Imperial City, as it was the principal headquarter of both the Court of Castile and the Court of the King Charles I since the Middle Ages. Also, it is known as the City of Three Cultures, due to the fact that, during many centuries, Toledo was inhabited by Christians, Jews and Muslims at the same time. Its origins date back to the Bronze Era as it was a center of the Carpathians, until the Roman Empire conquered the city. Germanic tribes, Muslims and Christians have conquered Toledo during many years. Germanic tribes established Toledo as headquarter of the church during the Visigoth Reign. Muslims transformed the city into the independent Taifa of Toledo.

From the conquest of Toledo by Alfonso VI and, above all, thanks to the period the Catholic Monarchs reigned over the city, Toledo was established as capital of Spain during many years, until the Royal Court moved to Madrid. After many years of conflicts in this areas and, more concretely, about 50 years after the Spanish Civil War, Toledo became the capital of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha in 1983. Nowadays, Toledo has become, thanks to its history and monuments, one of the most beautiful medieval cities in Spain and Europe.

This wonderful city with a deep craft tradition is the ideal place to buy knives, swords, leather goods, pottery and glass-made products. However, this is not the only aspect to be enjoyed in Toledo. One of its major characteristics is, undoubtedly, the city’s delicious typical-from-Castile-La Mancha gastronomy. This type of gastronomy is based on game meats and traditional shepherding dishes, so the dishes will be made of natural products. Also, taking into account the confluence of Muslims, Jews and Christians during many centuries, there is still alive some of the traditions of these ethnic groups. Among hundreds of delicious dishes in Toledo, you will find roast lamb or stew of lamb, the cochifrito, a typical shepherding dish from Toledo made of lamb or pork, stewed partridge or partridge with beans, the migas, another typical shepherding dish made of bread and game meat, or the mazapán of Toledo (marzipan of Toledo).

Apart from the gastronomy and the craftwork, what really make famous the city of Toledo are its monuments. If you want to discover this historical city in depth, renting a car in Toledo will help you to explore places as incredible as the Castle of San Servando, of medieval origins and close to the Tagus River, the Synagogue of El Tránsito (Transit), which is in the Jewish neighborhood and has inside the Sephardi Museum, or the Alcazar of Toledo, of Roman, Muslim and Christian origins, it is located in the highest place of the city and it has been the principal palace of different kingdoms established once in Toledo.