Catedral 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.

Once a medieval Jewish quarter, active until the expulsion of 1492, with narrow streets running alongside the city wall and the Cathedral. It still holds houses with interior courtyards, the old synagogue (now the Corpus Christi convent), and the Judería Didactic Center, which explains Sephardic life in the city.

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.

Spain's largest Gothic cathedral, built between 1226 and 1493. Its 92-meter tower, the Baroque Transparente, and works by El Greco, Goya, and Velázquez in the sacristy make it a sacred art museum without equal. Declared a World Heritage Site along with the whole city.

Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Mosque-Cathedral is Córdoba's most iconic monument. Built from the year 786 onwards by Abd al-Rahman I on the site of a Visigoth basilica, it was for centuries the second-largest mosque in the world. Its forest of 856 two-tone columns of jasper and marble is an unforgettable sight.

Built between the 13th and 15th centuries on the site of a former mosque, the Seu blends Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles. It holds the Santo Cáliz, identified by many as the Holy Grail. Its bell tower, the Micalet, rewards the climb of its 207 steps with 360° panoramic views.