Once home of Spain's Queen Isabel, Segovia is a city which tells visitors an amazing story. As you drive up to the old city you a struck by the magnificence and majesty of the still operational aqueduct that tells the story of Segovia's roman past. A climb to the top of the incredible Alcazar which provides amazing vistas of the surrounding city, valleys and Sierra de Guadarrama mountains, shares with intrepid explorers the role the city played during the Moor annexation of much of Spain. Dominating the Plaza Mayor in the heart of the city is the beautiful and imposing Segovia Cathedral, on of the last Gothic style cathedrals built. The old Jewish Quarter tells the story of Segovia's role in the rag trade in times past. And the world's first Artillery Academy founded in Segovia in the 1764, inspired the wonderful Chemist Louis Joseph Proust's who worked here for much of his time in Spain.

Segovia sits on a high rocky outcrop overlooking the convergence of the Erasma and Clamores Rivers. The medieval streets, Romanesque churches, and restaurants serving Segovia's famous suckling pig can easily be explored in a day or two. Wonderful parks and plaza add a touch of green to this wonderful city. More about Segovia

Looking across to Segovia Cathedral and the Sierra de Guadarrama form the ramparts of the Alcazar de Segovia.