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• San Millán Church. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Fernández Ladreda s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. Located in the poor area of the Segovian Moorish quarter, a district of Mozarab artisans.Built in the XII century in Romanesque style.Its floor plan replicates that of the Cathe…

• Segovia City Walls. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Martínez Campos, (Arco del Socorro). 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. A substantial part of the walls that surrounded Segovia in mediaeval times, starting at the Alcázar fortress, are preserved. They were rebuilt in the 11th century of…

• Casa de los Picos House. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Juan Bravo 33. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921462677 | E-mail: escuela.arte.sg@jcyl.es. www.turismodesegovia.com. Its most characteristic feature is its façade, which is covered entirely by granite blocks carved into pyramid-shaped reliefs. The portal has a round arch with large v…

• San Martín Church. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Medina del Campo s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. It is Mozarab in origin and has one of the most beautiful Romanesque atriums in Segovia, surrounding the church on three of its sides. The present structure is Romanesque, with aps…

• Esteban Vicente Museum of Contemporary Art. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plazuela de las Bellas Artes s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921462277 | E-mail: museo@museoestebanvicente.es. www.museoestebanvicente.es. The world of Esteban Vicente. The museum is housed in the palace of Henry IV of Spain dating from 1455, and contains an exceptional collection of w…

• Zuloaga Museum. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de Colmenares s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460580 | E-mail: museo.segovia@jcyl.es. http://www.turismodesegovia.com/es/que-ver/museos. The art of the Zuloaga family. It is located in the church of San Juan de los Caballeros, built in the late 11th century. In 1905, Daniel Zu…

• Hercules Tower. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Trinidad. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460492 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. Its name refers to the statue located on the staircase of the building.Representing the hero fighting like a wild beast.The tower was raised in the XI century.There…

• Santa Cruz la Real Convent. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cardenal Zúñiga 12. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921445593 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. The building that stands today was reconstructed by the Catholic Monarchs. It includes a convent, church and the Santo Domingo cave, where the saint withdrew fo…

• Santísima Trinidad Church. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Trinidad 6. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. A Romanesque church with a nave, tower and semicircular apse with windows. The south facade has an atrium. Its doorways combine flat archivolts and moulds on columns. Within the church…

• Segovia Cathedral. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460694 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. It was the last Gothic cathedral built in Spain. Built at the highest point of the town, construction of the cathedral of Segovia began in the year 1525, during the reig…

• San Esteban Church Tower. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Esteban s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921466724 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. Built in the XIII century in late Romanesque style.Measuring 53 metres high converting it into the highest, Romanesque tower in Spain.There are ten arches in th…

• San Antonio el Real Convent. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Antonio el Real s/n. 40004. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460492 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. Former royal palace and retreat of Enrique IV. Its facade is Gothic (Isabel) in style.In it there are some ogee, segmental, clover-leaf arches.Of note in t…

• Segovia Museum (Casa del Sol). Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Socorro, 11. 40001. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460580 | E-mail: museo.segovia@jcyl.es. http://www.turismodesegovia.com/es/que-ver/museos. Archaeology and Fine Arts.   The collection on display contains around 1,500 exhibits on archaeology, ethnology and fine arts. The museum was crea…

• Royal Mint in Segovia. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de la Moneda s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: casademoneda@turismodesegovia.com. http://www.casamonedasegovia.es/. It was founded by Philip II and designed by Juan de Herrera. It currently houses two museums: the Mint Museum and the Aqueduct Visitor Centre. Located beside the Eresma…

• Segovia Fortress. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460755 | E-mail: patronato@alcazardesegovia.com. www.alcazardesegovia.com. Lying between the confluence of the river Eresma and the river Clamores, the first documented record of the fortress dates back to Christian …

• El Parral Monastery. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Alameda del Eresma s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921422592 | E-mail: oshsmparral@planalfa.es. www.turismodesegovia.com. Founded by Henry IV, Juan Pacheco, the Marquis of Villena, was commissioned with its protection. Indeed, he had his coat of arms displayed on the unfinished d…

• Vera Cruz Church. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Zamarramala s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. It was founded by the Knights Templar in the 13th century. An unusual Romanesque church. Its floorplan is a 12-sided polygon. It has 3 chapels with tympanums and 2 portals with a…

• Convent of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns. Segovia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Alameda de la Fuencisla s/n. 40003. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921431650 | E-mail: info@turismodesegovia.com. www.turismodesegovia.com. The monastery is located next to the Fuencisla shrine. This is the burial place of Saint John of the Cross. The church has a single nave with lateral chapels…

• Glass Museum. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Paseo del Pocillo 1. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921010701 | E-mail: visitas@fcnv.es. www.fcnv.es. The world of glass. The museum is located in the old La Granja Royal Glass Factory, built at the end of the 18th century and world-famous for the …

• Tapestry Museum at La Granja Royal Palace. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de España 17. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. Set in a spectacular palace. The museum is located in the La Granja Royal Palace, a magnificent example of European palace…

• La Granja de San Ildefonso Royal Palace. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza España 15. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | www.patrimonionacional.es. It is located in the Guadarrama mountains and was once a royal residence, and an example of European palace architecture. Henry IV of Spain built a hunting pavil…

• Gardens at La Granja de San Ildefonso.. San Ildefonso.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Plaza de España 17. 40100. San Ildefonso o La Granja. San Ildefonso. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: infogranja@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. They were created in 1720 by Philip V, the first Spanish monarch from the Bourbon dynasty. Having known the great Fr…

• Riofrío Royal Palace. Navas de Riofrío.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Bosque de Riofrío s/n. 40420. Navás de Riofrío. Navas de Riofrío. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. After the death of Philip V, Queen Isabella Farnese lived in La Granja during the reign of Ferdinand VI (1746-1759). It was d…

• Riofrío Royal Palace. Navas de Riofrío.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Bosque de Riofrío s/n. 40420. Navás de Riofrío. Navas de Riofrío. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921471895 | E-mail: info@patrimonionacional.es. www.patrimonionacional.es. This palace was used by the Bourbon dynasty as a hunting pavilion and a place to rest and relax. After the death of king Phil…

• San Miguel Church in Sotosalbos. Sotosalbos.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 40170. Sotosalbos. Segovia. (Castile-Leon) Fax.: +34 921460330 | E-mail: oficionadeturismodesegovia@jcyl.es. http://www.infosegovia.com. One of the best examples of Segovian Romanesque art. The church has only one nave, with a semicircular apse. Inside we can see beautiful frescoes,…