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Toro information
An enormously important town declared to be a
Historic-Artistic Site. Its strategic position gave rise to it
being a site of conflict between Christians and Muslims, a court
of kings and the capital of the province in the 19th century.
I n the centre of the town of Toro stands the collegiate church
of Santa María la Mayor, from the 12th century. Relevant
on the outside is the multicoloured western door, called the door
of His Majesty; and on the inside, the famous Flemish painting
La Virgen de la Mosca. Next to the collegiate church is the Espolón
viewing point, from where you can enjoy with the views of a fertile
plain known as the Oasis of Castile. The town also has the remains
of a wall from the 10th century; and the gates of Santa Catalina
and Corredera, from the 17th and 18th centuries. Noteworthy civil
buildings include the façade of the Law Palace, the City
Hall, and the palaces of the Counts of Requena, the Marquis of
Castrillo or the Marquis of Alcañices. And among the ecclasiastical
buildings, the churches of San Lorenzo el Real, in the Mudejar
Romanesque style; San Salvador de los Caballeros, which contains
a Museum of Religious Art; San Sebastián, and the monasteries
of Sancti Spiritus, Santa Clara and Santa Sofía.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.