Isabel left the Alcázar in 1474 to be proclaimed Queen of Castilla.
Alcazar of Segovia
The land it now occupies must have been the site of important fortifications since antiquity given that the water pipes from the aqueduct finish in the Alcázar.
On the site of successive Roman, Visigoth, Arab and Christian fortifications, the Trastamaras built this majestic castle-cum-palace in the 15th century, which was later reformed and expanded with French and Italian influences. Isabel left the Alcázar in 1474 to be proclaimed Queen of Castilla.
Charles III installed the Royal Artillery College, which was destroyed in the fire of 1862. In 1882 it was rebuilt first becoming the General Military Archive and then the Artillery Academy and Museum.
Its prisons held nobles such as Don Alvaro de Luna and other imaginary figures like ‘Don Torcuato’ (from El Delincuente Honrado de Jovellanos).
Historical Data
- Construction:
- Castle / Fortress / Watchtower
Address
San Agustín, 8. Segovia. 40001 Segovia.
Telephone: 921 460 759
Website: http://www.alcazardesegovia.com/
More information
Tourist Office of Segovia
P/ Azoguejo, 1. Segovia. 40001 Segovia.
Telephone: 921 466 720 / 921 466 724
Email: info@turismodesegovia.com
Website: http://www.turismodesegovia.com
Website: http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/
Tourist Office Provincial of Segovia
Calle San Francisco, 32. Segovia. Segovia.
Telephone: 921 462 906
Email: info@segoviaturismo.es
Website: http://www.segoviaturismo.es
Opening hours
- Winter November, 1 – March, 27):
- Every day: 10.00 – 17.30
- Summer March, 28 – October, 31):
- Every day: 10.00 – 19.30
- From May, 2 to May, 2:
- Thursday: 12.00 – 19.30
- From June, 12 to June, 12:
- Closed: wednesday
Tickets
- General: 7 €
- Reduced: 5 €
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