A short trip through the beautiful Sierra Guadarrama brought us to our campsite (Camping El Acueducto located just outside Segovia. An incredible 1.03Euro bus ride from outside the camping took us into the main centre. We spotted the beginning of the aqueduct and leapt off the bus.
This Roman aqueduct was built in 1 AD. We followed its course
to where it meets the city walls.
From here we climbed up into the old town, turning to our right we followed the walls to the church of San Juan de los Caballeros
and then back tracked to visit the Casa de los Picos which is covered with diamond shaped stones.
We made our way up to the plaza de San Martin a lovely square which is surrounded by many old 15thC houses which have galleried top floors which were designed for the purpose of drying textiles.
After a beer and tapas overlooking the church of San Martin,
we headed towards the Plaza Mayor
which is dominated by the 16thC gothic Cathedral.
From the Cathedral we meandered along the streets to the Iglesia de San Esteban.
Our last visit of the day was the Alcazar which was built in the 1800s.
This "fairy-tale castle" has some very ornate rooms and a very good weaponry museum.
A steady walk back below the outer walls took us back to the bus.
This Roman aqueduct was built in 1 AD. We followed its course
to where it meets the city walls.
From here we climbed up into the old town, turning to our right we followed the walls to the church of San Juan de los Caballeros
and then back tracked to visit the Casa de los Picos which is covered with diamond shaped stones.
We made our way up to the plaza de San Martin a lovely square which is surrounded by many old 15thC houses which have galleried top floors which were designed for the purpose of drying textiles.
After a beer and tapas overlooking the church of San Martin,
we headed towards the Plaza Mayor
which is dominated by the 16thC gothic Cathedral.
From the Cathedral we meandered along the streets to the Iglesia de San Esteban.
Our last visit of the day was the Alcazar which was built in the 1800s.
This "fairy-tale castle" has some very ornate rooms and a very good weaponry museum.
A steady walk back below the outer walls took us back to the bus.
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