Segovia is built around a nearly two-thousand-year-old Roman aqueduct that still stands without mortar through the center of town, with a walled old quarter, a cathedral, and a fairy-tale Alcázar perched on a rock spur above the confluence of two rivers. It rewards a full day rather than a rushed afternoon because the aqueduct, cathedral, and Alcázar sit at different ends of a compact but steep old town, and the local roast-suckling-pig lunch is itself a two-hour sit-down tradition. Expect a lot of walking on cobbles and some real elevation change between the aqueduct end of town and the Alcázar.
| Distance | 155 km (97 miles) from Salamanca |
|---|---|
| Travel time | 2 hours by car or 2h 30min by bus+train |
| Getting there | Car (most flexible) or bus/train combination via Ávila |
| Address | Segovia City Centre, 40001 Segovia |
How to get there
- Mode
- Car
- Details
- Salamanca to Segovia via SA-300/N-501: 1h 45min
- Cost
- €18–€25 fuel (~$20–$27)
- Mode
- Bus+Train
- Details
- Alsa bus Salamanca to Ávila (1h, €9/~$10), then Renfe train to Segovia (40min, €6/~$6.55)
- Cost
- €15 combined (~$16)
Location
Segovia City Centre, 40001 Segovia
40.9534, -4.1184 View on map
Highlights
- Acueducto de Segovia - the Roman aqueduct, its granite arches rising over the Plaza del Azoguejo without any binding mortar
- Alcázar de Segovia - the turreted castle at the town's western tip, said to have influenced the look of Disney's Cinderella Castle
- Segovia Cathedral - the last major Gothic cathedral built in Spain, known locally as 'the lady of cathedrals'
- Cochinillo asado - Segovia's roast suckling pig, traditionally carved with the edge of a plate to prove its tenderness