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Segovia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Segovia, Spain and Canary Islands
Disney's inspiration
This is a top pick! ... see. The light was perfect for photos as we walked by the old aquaduct on our way to the old town of Segovia. We took many photos and admired the roman construction. We climbed the stairs of the old city walls and strolled though the many narrow streets ...
Medievil Walls and Aqueducts - Spain Style
This is a top pick! ... our wallet recovered from such a viscous and unprovoked attack, we spent the rest of the evening cruising around the town and discovered that Segovia not only has the Aqueduct, but also a magnificent castle called the Alcazar. It actually burnt down in ...
A day trip to Segovia.
This is a top pick! ... and Nacho (without guacamole), a Spanish couple who happens to be some of Johana's best friends, invited us for a day trip to Segovia. Segovia is one of the other hot tourist spots that you typically have to visit when in the Madrid area. It ranks in the ...
Of palaces, castles and cathedrals
This is a top pick! ... guide suggested we all take the 182 30cm's steps up the Tower of Juan II, into the watchtower for an amazing view of Segovia and its surroundings. My mom, who had already climbed the stairs, chickened out of her second opportunity and said she would wave ...
Dreams
This is a top pick! The Past When I was really young, I saw this picture of a palace. My Mum told me it was in Spain, and from that moment on, I use to dream of being a princess, and everynight in this dream, a prince on a white stallion would come and spirit ...
Over the boarder
This is a top pick! Segovia we found to be a typical Spanish town with the unusual feature of a very large Roman aquaduct running right through the middle ! Apart from shopping we found little else of ...
Excurción a Segovia
... kleinere Ausflüge in der Umgebung zu machen. Letztes Wochenende verschlug es mich mit einem Franzosen und zwei Deutschen nach Segovia und Avila. Wir machten uns frueh Morgens mit kurzen Hosen auf den Weg und mussten mit Bedauern fesstellen, dass es ...
Pulling Segovia Out of the Shadows
Before embarking on our first program-sponsored weekend excursion to Toledo and Segovia, I only heard praise for Toledo, and, well, nothing for Segovia. Turns out it was like going to the movies; You know- usually when ...
Charming Day
... just begun. Upon landing at the airport in Madrid around 7am, I needed to catch a train to Segovia. Armed with a printout of the train schedule and language guide in the back of the Lonely Planet Guide, my adventure begins. Getting to ...
Excursion to Segovia
... Christians took over the fort.. It was first made into a fortification against attacks, then a prison...and finally into a residence for the kings of Segovia. The city had a lot of good shopping, and seemed to be really geared towards ...
Fascist Church, Aqueduct and Segovian Tasting Tour
... .” It was more like creamy almond custard cake – delicious and sweet. And delicious. Thank you Segovia for a delicious and historic visit. If you want to know more, I dare you to ask Anoop about the Red Pepper reduction ...
First day exploring Madrid
... Reyes Catolicos, a cathedral, an important Roman aqueduct, and just wandered around the city. When we got back from Segovia another girl and I went walking around trying to find a certain park. We went right when we should have gone left, but ...
Day Five(continued)
... from which I felt like I could never be threatened, even by the powers residing in the cathedral in the center of the city. Segovia, quieter and slower than Madrid by far - charming in an almost ponderous sort of way. I walked from one end of town to the ...
Fancy Bridgework
In keeping with our tour of places jostling for some sort of European thing, Segovia is a candidate for the European City of Culture in 2016. Incidentally, this is also true for Malaga so maybe we´ll sabotage its bid whilst we´re here so that ...
Weekend Excursion to Segovia
... the meeting about the excursion when I was in Portugal, so I did not realize that there was a part II. We left Segovia and headed the short distance to the Palacio Real, a former summer/winter retreat of the Spanish monarchs. Unfortunately my camera died ...
Paisajes
... second day of class, all of us took a field trip to a town about an hour away to a town called Segovia. It has a big castle, El Alcazar, and was one of the most important towns in the country...several hundred years ago. Nevertheless, it is filled with ...
Segovia
Anyway after Avila we headed to Segovia and this is one of our fav towns in Spain. It is a tiny town with a massive cathedral, an Alcazar (castle) and a Roman aqueduct that was built in the 2nd-1st century BC, oh and it is still in use bringing water to ...
The Alcazar of segovia
This is the highlight of this trip. The magnificient fortress looks like a fairytale castle at the first glance. But inside , ...
Segovia day trip
I made a day trip to Segovia which is a town about 1 and a half north of Madrid. I went because it was famous for a aqueduct that the Romans built. ...
On the road again
... heading to the alter. Had a stinker of a tourist lunch, should have known with the pictures, everything had eggs and fries, then headed off to Segovia. Once again Chia got the driving duties and we got there about 5pm, great little town, very old I ...
Foot massage in Puerta del Sol
... of millions and forced millions risking their lives to leave their homeland for a better life. I spent today at a pictureque city called Segovia near Madrid. It is famous for its fairy tale-like castle and Roman aquaduct. I paid 1.5 euros to climb the ...
The Princess Castle
A day trip to Segovia, one and a half hours by bus north of Madrid provided a day of unimaginable beauty and an amazing history lesson. We arrived quite early (for us) 11am and departed the bus station not knowing where we were going. We decided on coffee ...
Segovia
... if that was based on fact at all, but you could see how it would be possible. the first thing you see when you enter segovia is the aquaduct. the thing is 29m high at its highest point, and towers over all the little buildings around it. no mortar was ...
Segovia
... of our little self-guided tour i realized that i had run out of pictures. (i used them all in Madrid and that) So i have limited pictures of the castle in Segovia. But i do have a really good one from the top of the tower that we climbed to (this one ...
Snow Flakes in Segovia
... ’t quite make it, really heavy fog set in and it started to rain hard so we picked a closer city. Segovia turned out to be my favourite city in Spain. You get your first taste of the city as you drive down the hill and see the beautiful silhouette ...
Acueducto romano en Segovia
... nuevo en Chamartín! Pasaron apenas unas horas nomás desde que estuve ahí. Tomé el tren de Cercanías RENFE ramal C-8 con destino a Segovia, unas 2 horas de viaje y distante unos 80 km al NO de Madrid. El tren es rojo, tiene 2 pisos, aire acondicionado ...