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Toledo and Corboda

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July 28th 2009
On our way to Corboda we stopped off at this amazing little town called Toledo, nestled into the side of a hill on a steep incline, it's also famous for two things, one is being the home of the writer Don Quixoti and secondly their history of being amongst the finest sword makers in the world, even King Arthur was rumoured to own a sword from Toledo, to this day the local blacksmiths are still chu ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Toledo

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more