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Segovia

A September 1999 trip to Segovia by superpurd

Quote: If you have the time Segovia and area can occupy your interest for a couple of days. Segovia is a relatively small city, maybe 50,000 people, but there are lots of sights in and around it.
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Look at the incredible 2000 year old Roman aqueduct in the center of town. Take a tour of the large and very decorative cathedral also in the center of the town about a block from the viaduct. Just out of town are two other major tourist sights, El Escorial monastary and palace (lots of gold used here) and the Valley of the Fallen where Franco erected a 492 foot cross to honor the victims of the civil war. There is an incredibly large church under the mountain on which the cross stands which again is well worth taking a tour of (preferably guided so that you get the history of the place). Also between Segovia and Madrid is a large 'Alcazar' a castle from Moorish times which you can tour if you wis...Read More

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