Blogs from Segovia, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 2

It’s Friday. My last full day in Spain. The weather is beautiful and I’m up early to catch the train. On the agenda, a day trip to Segovia. With promises of great history, I couldn't resist the trip out to this city. Down and up and down and up again, the stairs in the metra, and I made it back to the train station. I grabbed a seat on the fast train out to Segovia, some breakfast to go and was on my way. The ride was less than an hour and the countryside was beautiful. Fields of greens and golds, rolling hills, a portion of the ride even went through a long tunnel. Through a mountain I’d suppose. Until we arrived in Segovia. A light rain fell but I quickly found the correct bus to ... read more

Camping Aqueducto. This is the only camping site anywhere near to the city of Sergovia. Reception was open when we arrived and we were directed to pitch 36. We could pay when we left. The lovely receptionist with a smile on her face gave us a map of the city and a map showing where the bus stop was. It seemed to be just across the road about 150 metres away. The cost of the bus fare into Segovia was 1 euro each for the single journey. It’s nice to know the price before you board the bus rather than be confused and pay too much as we did in Zadar. The bus map gave the times of the buses . Every 15 mins on a working day and 30 at a weekend Our plot was ... read more

This morning dawned with a steady drizzle and cars passing us covered in snow! We followed the smell of breakfast and tucked into pretty much everything on offer. Woolly says – I really enjoyed my sausage, bacon, egg, croissants, fresh pineapple and melon, not to mention toast, should keep me going for a bit. As we couldn’t delay the outdoors any longer if we wanted to see anything we wrapped up, well Jo and Ian did (it might have been better if I had worn my scarf as it was pretty chilly round the tusks). With at least seventy places to see in Segovia according to our street map we picked a route that would allow us to go onto some and pass by others for photos. With Chinese, Japanese, Americans and pretty much every other ... read more

We did not sleep well last night....sharing a bottle of wine while still jet-lagged in hind-sight was not a good way to end the day....But we decided to get up and head off for Segovia anyway. We took the subway for the first time here (easy) and then a high-speed train (very fast....almost twice as fast as the subway trip to the train station!) 50 miles to Segovia...and then a bus to the Roman Aqueduct. Bill had researched all the details, so it was a seamless trip there and back. Segovia is a medieval Disneyland (in fact the iconic Disney castle is modeled on the one in Segovia, as you shall see..) and most of the population work in the service industries catering to tourists. I think they should just go all the way and dress ... read more

The city of Segovia is located 50 miles from Madrid and is only one hour away by bus, two hours by train (Cercanias) or thirty minutes by AVE (high speed train). Note that it shares its name with the province of which it is the capital. Buses between Segovia and Madrid run once or twice an hour depending on time of day. In Madrid, they arrive/depart from Principe Pio bus station. The Segovia bus station is on Paseo de Ezequiel Gonzalez, near the Aqueduct. In December 2007, a new high-speed train line was opened connecting Segovia to many Spanish cities, in particular Madrid (30 minutes) and Valladolid (40 minutes). The new AVE (high-speed train) station is called Segovia-Guiomar and is 5km from the city, with a bus link every 15 minutes from the aqueduct. Trains to ... read more