Judería de Segovia

Segovia's most photographed monument: a 1st-century AD Roman aqueduct stretching 728 meters with 167 granite arches built without mortar, reaching 28.5 meters high at the Plaza del Azoguejo. It still stands almost intact after two millennia and, along with the rest of the old town, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A stone castle-palace perched on a rocky spur between the Eresma and Clamores rivers, its pointed turrets said to have inspired fairy-tale castles. It once served as a residence of the Catholic Monarchs and now houses a museum of weapons and period furniture. Climbing the Tower of Juan II rewards you with the best view in Segovia.

Known as 'the Lady of the Cathedrals' for its late Gothic elegance, it was built in the 16th century after the original church at the Alcázar was relocated. Highlights include the cloister, the Chapter House with its tapestries, and the tower, one of the tallest in Spain. It presides over the city's Plaza Mayor.

One of the finest examples of Segovian Romanesque architecture (12th century), with a porticoed atrium wrapping around almost the entire building, a Mudejar tower and carved doorways. It stands on a quiet square in the historic center, along the route between the Aqueduct and the Plaza Mayor, and usually goes unnoticed by mass tourism.

The social heart of the city, arcaded and lined with trees, flanked by the Cathedral, the Town Hall and the Juan Bravo theater. A common starting point for exploring the old town and trying roast suckling pig at the restaurants under its arcades, with terraces open nearly year-round.

Titirimundi has turned Segovia into the world's puppetry capital every May since 1985, when Julio Michel founded it. In 2026 the 40th edition (May 12-17) brought together 40 companies from nine countries. Street shows are free; indoor performances are ticketed and sold online at tickets.turismodesegovia.com.

Segovia's big fiestas always land around San Juan (June 24) and San Pedro (June 29). In 2026 the festive core ran from June 19 to 30, with the official opening on Saturday the 20th, and according to the municipal program reported by local press, 97% of it was free: verbenas almost every night in Plaza Mayor, parades, giants and bigheads. You only pay for the bullfight and a handful of concerts.

San Frutos is Segovia's patron saint, and his feast day never moves: October 25, every year. The symbol of the celebration is "the miracle of the turning page" — the metal book held by the saint's statue on the Cathedral, which turns a page right at midnight. Free and out in the open street; plan to sleep in Segovia, since there's no train or bus back at that hour.

Founded in the 14th century by Diego López de Haro, the medieval maze of the Siete Calles is Bilbao's beating heart: pintxos on Calle Somera, markets, the Catedral de Santiago and the Plaza Nueva. A pedestrian zone since 1979. Free access.

A labyrinth of medieval streets rebuilt after the fire of 1813, home to the world's highest concentration of pintxos bars per square metre. The gastronomic and festive heart of Donostia: Plaza de la Constitución — with the numbered balconies of the former bullring — and the Basílica de Santa María are its architectural jewels.

The most photographed alley in Córdoba, set within the medieval Judería. Its whitewashed façades covered in pots of geraniums and begonias form a natural frame through which the Mosque's bell tower appears in the distance. Together with the surrounding Judería neighbourhood, it is the finest surviving example of Andalusian urban planning.