Fortress
Puerta del Cambrón
🇪🇸 Spain
The Puerta del Cambrón is a gate located in the west sector of the Spanish city of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha. Also called previously "Gate of the Jews" or "Gate of Saint Leocadia", has been speculated The possibility that the name of the gate, del Cambrón, had its origin in the growth of a thorn bush or plant at the top of the ruins of one of the towers, before the last reconstruction of the gate, In 1576. It has the cataloging of Bien de Interés Cultural.
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Puerta del Cambrón ranks #4,610 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #203 of the 602 mapped in Spain. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Toledo, 1 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Puerta del Cambrón?
Puerta del Cambrón stands in Spain, at 39.85934°, -4.03225°.
How famous is Puerta del Cambrón?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,610 of 8,134 worldwide, and #203 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Puerta del Cambrón?
Puerta de Bisagra, about 1 km away.
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