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Toledo in January Trip Report

  We spent 3 nights in Toledo at the end of January. It’s easy to get to Toledo by train from Atocha Railway station in Madrid. You have to book tickets but then it’s hassle-free and less than an hour. The train station in Toledo is beautiful! When we arrived there were several taxis waiting and we took one to our apartment in the historical centre.  It cost less than 8 euros. Otherwise there are escalators and a walk or there’s a bus.  The historical centre of Toledo is medieval: narrow streets with very tall buildings in a pinkish brick and so many interesting buildings, just from the outside that I found it difficult not to add about 20 photos to each of these posts.  We stayed in a very comfortable apartment which I booked direct with an agency after my usual investigations on various booking sites. In the end, most of the apartments and definitely those which looked ‘ok’ to me are in their hands and the apartment was very nice indeed. The only heating was hot ai...

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