Toro information
In 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.
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