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AÑO DE 1563. WYNGAERDEN

Vista de la Ciudad de Toledo, entrando por la Puerta de Bisagra. Imagen completa

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The Vega Baja

The Vega Baja territory has distinctive geographical features, lying between two arms of the river and with near level topography. The land is well suited to crop and livestock farming. There are excellent views up to, and from, the rocky outcrop with the historic city as we know it today.

  • HISTORY

    The Vega Baja is a tract of near level land covering over 50 hectares to thenorth of Toledo’s old quarter. The area is cut off in the west by the Tagus River, and in the north and east, by hills that surround the city there.

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  • GRAPHICS AND IMAGES

    Numerous visual representations of Toledo have been produced from the middle of the 16th century. Each represents a real or imaginary view of it at one particular moment, while the sequence lets us track the development of the city and the changing conception people have had of it through history.

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  • MAPS AND AERIAL PHOTOS

    Historical maps of the city and 20th century urban design plans relating to the development of the Vega Baja in Toledo are all to be found in the “Town Planning and Landscape” section of the website.

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  • THE TOLEDO ARMS FACTORY

    Charles III of Spain drove forward the restoration of his country by setting up the Royal Factories.

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