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Hercules' Caves 🏛️ Toledo

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Hercules' Caves 🏛️ Toledo

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Hercules' Caves 🏛️ Toledo

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Location: Toledo, Sagra-Toledo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

February 2, 2022

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The "Cuevas de Hércules" surrounded by mysteries and legends, summarize in a certain way the "underground" tradition of Toledo. Tradition says that this place was carved out by Tubal or Hercules the Egyptian and would be the secret chair from which Hercules himself taught the occult sciences. It was said that in these caves there were figures or paintings hidden before the arrival of the Arabs, whose unveiling would bring great evil. The treasure found by the young Jew in the Roso de Luna manuscript is also located in these caves, just to give a few examples.

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August 9, 2020

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Según la leyenda, Hércules edificó un palacio encantado cerca de Toledo, con jade y mármol. Puso un candado en la puerta y ordenó que cada nuevo rey añadiera uno, ya …

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