Travel Blog: Segovia

I went to Segovia on the 13th of March with my friend Ollie. Ollie lives here in Madrid with Kaitlin, one of my closest friends. Kaitlin was away for the weekend for a school trip so Ollie and I took Saturday to go an hour north-west of here to Segovia. Segovia is an incredibly old town mostly know for its aqueduct, which was constructed in the 1st century and carried water to an elevated city come 15km (about 20 mi) away. It has 163 arches, some reaching 29 meters in height.

It took only an hour and 12€ by bus to get to Segovia from Madrid. When we first got there we did just a quick tour of the city and then stopped at a supermarket to get the makings of a bocadillo. A bocadillo is basically just a sandwhich. Typically, they are filled with Chorizo and cheese and sometimes a bit of olive oil. So for 4€ we had lunch and just sat right about the information place you see above, right next to the aqueduct. We walked around Segovia for basically 9 hours and saw some incredible things. Segovia is incredibly old and the city demonstrates its age with many buildings like the Cathedral and the Alcazar Fortress, all being walled in. We ended up hiking around this mountain that we stumbled upon and ended up outside the walls of the city looking across to the Alcazar Fortress. It was one of the most breathtaking views I have ever seen. Despite being a very rigorous hike, especially in my very inadequate shoes, it was very much worth the effort to be just dazzled by the city. Pictures may help, but honestly, do not do it justice.