Last weekend I finally got to visit Segovia. It has been on my list for a while, so when my best friend decided to visit me again, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to go. :)
The first (and only) shock we had was when we arrived to the train station: it's literally in the middle of nowhere. :) Of course there are buses that took us from there to the center in 15 mins, but I found it very funny that next to the train tracks there are cows peacefully enjoying the day.
The town itself however is beautiful: it's quite small, so we could walk around the historical centre in a few hours and it's on a hill (a bit like Toledo), so there are quite some nice places to enjoy the amazing view. We didn't enter the cathedral or any museums as the weather was too nice to be inside (and we were on low budget), but we went to see the Alcázar. It looked very different from the ones I have seen in the South so far: this was more like an enchanted castle (or fort) and in the inside it definitely looks more Roman, with some Arabic influence and knights. :)
On Sunday we originally planned to go the El Escorial, but we were too tired, so in the end we ended up in Madrid and went to Casa de Campo with the cable car.
By accident we found a very nice rose garden nearby the station (at the Parque Oeste side), where they have a competition of new roses every May, so there is a huge selection of all kinds of roses from all over the world. I checked and it is so popular, that rose-enthusiasts can already sign up for the competition of 2017.
The first (and only) shock we had was when we arrived to the train station: it's literally in the middle of nowhere. :) Of course there are buses that took us from there to the center in 15 mins, but I found it very funny that next to the train tracks there are cows peacefully enjoying the day.
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| The view when getting out from the station: place for taxis, some cars and then fields everywhere with cows |
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| Train tracks to infinity and beyond :) |
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| Me contemplating the questions of life and the future with my coffee while staring at the infinite tracks :) |
The town itself however is beautiful: it's quite small, so we could walk around the historical centre in a few hours and it's on a hill (a bit like Toledo), so there are quite some nice places to enjoy the amazing view. We didn't enter the cathedral or any museums as the weather was too nice to be inside (and we were on low budget), but we went to see the Alcázar. It looked very different from the ones I have seen in the South so far: this was more like an enchanted castle (or fort) and in the inside it definitely looks more Roman, with some Arabic influence and knights. :)
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| The famous Roman aqueduct and the statue of Romulus and Remus |
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| The amazing view from the top of the aqueduct |
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| Plaza Mayor and the Cathedral |
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| Poppies :) |
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| The Alcázar that looks more like a Disney castle :) |
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| Inside the Alcázar: a nice mixture of Roman and Arabic influences |
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| Our reward from the tower after climbing almost 200 stairs |
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| My favorite statue on the way to the station: a shepherd with a dog and sheep :) |
On Sunday we originally planned to go the El Escorial, but we were too tired, so in the end we ended up in Madrid and went to Casa de Campo with the cable car.
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| On the way |
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| A very tourist-y thing they do at the cable car: they take some photos that you can buy at the other end when you arrive. Since we've never bought any kind of stuff like this before, now it was time. :) |
By accident we found a very nice rose garden nearby the station (at the Parque Oeste side), where they have a competition of new roses every May, so there is a huge selection of all kinds of roses from all over the world. I checked and it is so popular, that rose-enthusiasts can already sign up for the competition of 2017.
