Toledo

Toledo is located 44 miles left of Madrid in Spain. If you are planning on visting Spain and blending in brush up on your Castellan. Toledo like much of spain is primarily Roman Catholic. In the 1400's toledo was a place where Jews, Catholics and Muslims cohabitated. A large portion of Toledo's income comes from tourism and metal work. The city has been none for fine steel armorments for hundreds of years. Collectors flock to toledo to buy chain mail, shields and most frequently swords. And in Toledo you will be paying for you collectibles with Euro's.

Fiestas and traditions:

 * Toledo has one major festival each year, The procession of Corpus Christi
 * The festival has been nine Sundays following Holy Sunday for the last 800 years
 * The major focus of this festival is the brigning of the sculpture monstrance by Enrique de Arce from insided that cathedral to the outdoors.
 * Others sculptures brought out include a sculputre of a dragon called Tarasca
 * Different types of knights and clergy are dressed in certain colors for the festival, Royal Brotherhood of Noblemen of Illescas, in red habits; the Mozarabic Knights, in blue habits; the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, dressed in white, and the Knights of Corpus Christi, dressed in green.

Political situation:

 * The mayor of Toledo is José Manuel Molino
 * Toledo was the homeplace of the royal family until 1561.
 * Phillip II moved the royals[[image:philip-ii-3-sized.jpg width="221" height="338" align="left"]]

Places of interest:
Old toledo is full of beautiful architechture. Hear are some examples from around the older section of the city.

Famous people:

 * The most famous person from Toledo seems to be the 16th century artist Domenikos Theotokopoulos Domenikos (El Greco).
 * [[image:SebastianElGreco.jpg width="341" height="449" align="left"]][[image:greco_toledo.jpg width="388" height="433" align="center"]]

Food:
Toledo is said to have some of the best hunting and tasting for partridge. Its suckling pig is also said to be be the second or third best in Spain.



How To Prepare Suckling Pig Ingredients for 6 people: 2,1/2 kg of suckling pig 1 head of garlic 500 g of potatoes 1 large onion 1/2 cup of white wine bay leaf salt ground pepper 1/4 cup of olive oil.
 * [[image:http://www.spain.info/TurSpainWeb/Images/Common/0.gif width="4" height="1"]] || **Ingredients**

Wash the suckling pig and dry. Singe the ears, trotters and any part containing hair or down over a flame. Coat the suckling pig evenly with lard. Season the suckling pig evenly with salt and pepper. Place the suckling pig with the skin facing upwards. Heat the oven to maximum. Moisten the suckling pig with water and salt and roast at a medium heat for an hour, until the skin is crisp and golden. Peel the potatoes and the onion and cut them into slices 1/2 cm thick.Remove the suckling pig and put the onion and potatoes at the bottom of the dish. Place the suckling pig on top, pour on the wine and put back in the oven for about 50 minutes or until the meat is tender and ready to eat. ||
 * Preparation**