In 1411, during the dark chapter of repression, the city's oldest synagogue was converted into the church of Santa María la Blanca. Muslims, Jews, and Christians had coexisted for 700 years until intolerance flamed; unconverted Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492.
—From "Toledo—El Greco's Spain Lives On," June 1982, National Geographic magazine
In Pamplona, Spain, tens of thousands of visitors come out for music, dancing, and bullfights. And the hardiest of souls brave the famous Running of the Bulls.
Suspended between heaven and earth, Toledo—Spain's spiritual heart—still retains the same classic charm that lured the famous painter El Greco to the area in the 1570s.
