Route 4 South. Section 1 - Segovia
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In a privileged enclave with the Sierra de Guadarrama as a backdrop, south of the Community of Castile and León, stands the historic city of Segovia.
Discover the exceptional monuments that make Segovia a fairy tale city declared a World Heritage Site, in which both its wonderful aqueduct and its fantastic Alcázar stand out, but in whose streets and squares there are religious temples, palaces, convents and gardens.
The aroma that emanates from its wood-fired ovens, where suckling pigs and suckling pigs are cooked over low heat, permeates the streets and calls to the table.
We will wait for you!
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What to see?
Jewish Cemetery of the Cuesta de los HoyosMore informationOn a hill just outside the town, but close, rises Cuesta de los Hoyos, where is this Jewish cemetery, active for over two centuries, in an area called El Pinarillo. This is one of the few Jewish necropolises...
The Molino and San Lázaro SheltersMore informationThis set of sites serves as an essential reference for the study of Neanderthal occupations in Castilla y León and represents one of the last remaining examples of Neanderthal habitat in all of Western...
Alcazar of SegoviaMore informationThe 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,...
Tower of Hercules (Convent of Santo Domingo) Dominican Mother ConventMore informationBuilt in the XIII century as a fortress-house and convent of Dominican nuns from 1513, polychrome figures with the techniques of the XV and XVI centuries are carved.Gothic court, Mudejar plinths on the...
Cathedral of SegoviaMore informationIt boasts a beautiful, radiant Baroque design, with wonderful altarpieces and one of the highest towers in Spain. It is known as the Lady of the Cathedrals because of is height and the depth of its naves.
Church of the TrinidadMore informationSimple Romanesque church containing paintings by Benson and Pontormo. It consists of a single nave with a barrel vault and on the outside, two interesting fronts and an atrium on the southern side.It contains...
Church of the Vera CruzMore informationTemplar church of 1208. it has a polygonal ground plan (12 sides), a projecting square tower and simple fronts.Structured around a central, two-storey building with an ambulatory. The lower section looks...
Church of San EstebanMore information13th-century church made of reddish limestone. There is an interesting six-level tower with arched windows on the top levels and the portico rests on paired columns and has sculpted capitals. The church...
Church of San Juan de los CaballerosMore informationThe church was built between the XI to XIII centuries. It is a Romanesque church of basilica floor with three naves separated by arches on cylindrical pillars; the central nave is double size of the laterals,...
