Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Segovia, Spain

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 279 m
Descend 258 m

Experience Segovia in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in SegoviaIndividual Sights in Segovia

Sight 1: Santuario de la Fuencisla

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The Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla is a Catholic church located on the outskirts of the Spanish city of Segovia, which houses the patron saint of the city, the Virgen de la Fuencisla.

Wikipedia: Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla (ES)

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Iglesia de San Marcos

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Iglesia de San Marcos

The Church of San Marcos is a Roman Catholic church in the Spanish city of Segovia.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Marcos (Segovia) (ES)

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Iglesia de la Veracruz

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Iglesia de la VeracruzRichard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / CC BY 2.0

The church of the True Cross is a Roman Catholic church located in the San Marcos district of the city of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, in Spain. Formerly known as the Church of Holy Sepulchre, it is located to the north of the city, very close to the convent of San Juan de la Cruz, on the slope that ascends to Zamarramala, a town of which it was, for centuries, a parish church.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Vera Cruz, Segovia (EN), Website

824 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Real Casa de Moneda

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The Coining House is a former royal mint in Segovia, Spain, which dates back to the 1500s. Today, it is a museum dedicated to coins, industrial heritage and Segovia's famous aqueduct.

Wikipedia: The Coining House, Segovia (EN), Website

529 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Monumento a Daoiz y Velarde

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The Monument to Daoiz and Velarde is an instance of public art in Segovia, Spain. Designed by Aniceto Marinas, it is a memorial to Luis Daoiz y Torres and Pedro Velarde y Santillán, two Spanish artillery officers who fell fighting against the French army at the 1808 Dos de Mayo Uprising, in the context of the Peninsular War. It is located near the Alcázar of Segovia.

Wikipedia: Monument to Daoiz and Velarde (Segovia) (EN)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Plaza de Reina Victoria Eugenia

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The Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia, located in the city of Segovia (Spain) and the prelude to its Alcázar, is a first-rate landscaped historical environment, protected by UNESCO in its declaration of World Heritage in 1985.

Wikipedia: Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia (ES)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Antigua Catedral de Segovia (desaparecida)

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The old cathedral of Santa María de Segovia was a building located in the city of Segovia, today in the Autonomous Community of Castile and León (Spain), begun in the twelfth century and destroyed in 1520 during the War of the Communities of Castile. The space occupied by the building is currently the Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia, where the Alcázar of Segovia is located.

Wikipedia: Antigua catedral de Santa María de Segovia (ES)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Casa de la Química

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The Casa de la Química is located in the Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia, east of the colossal fortress of the Alcázar de Segovia. The work of Sabatini and the most notable example of neoclassical in Segovia, it is a building that, in addition to its architectural uniqueness, adds an exceptional historical value in its condition as a cultural and scientific centre in a transcendental stage in the history of Spain.

Wikipedia: Casa de la Química (ES)

343 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Puereta de La Claustra

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Puereta de La Claustra

The Cloister Gate or Cloister Arch is an old gate located in the Spanish city of Segovia.

Wikipedia: Puerta de la Claustra (Segovia) (ES)

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Iglesia de San Andrés

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The Church of San Andrés is a Roman Catholic church in the Spanish city of Segovia.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Andrés (Segovia) (ES)

545 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Museo de Segovia

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The Museum of Segovia in the Casa del Sol in the capital of Segovia, is a cultural institution of the Spanish State managed by the community of Castilla y León, which houses historical pieces mainly from the province of Segovia.

Wikipedia: Museo de Segovia (ES), Website

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Puerta de San Andrés

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The Puerta de San Andrés is a city gate in Segovia, Castile and León, Spain, forming part of the city's medieval fortifications. It is listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural.

Wikipedia: Puerta de San Andrés (Segovia) (EN)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Sinagoga de los Ibáñez

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The Ibáñez de Segovia synagogue was a temple for Jewish worship located between the current streets of Barrionuevo and San Geroteo in the Spanish city of Segovia, within the limits of its Jewish quarter. The date of its construction is unknown, and it is repeatedly mentioned in the first half of the fifteenth century.

Wikipedia: Sinagoga de los Ibáñez de Segovia (ES)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Centro Didáctico de la Judería

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The Jewish Quarter of Segovia is a neighborhood of the Spanish city of Segovia that was inhabited by the Jewish community at least from the twelfth century and until its expulsion by the Edict of Granada promulgated by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492. At the time, it was one of the richest and most populous communities in all of Castile.

Wikipedia: Judería de Segovia (ES)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Iglesia de San Miguel

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The Church of San Miguel, formally the Royal Church of San Miguel, is a Catholic parish church located in the center of the Spanish city of Segovia.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Miguel (Segovia) (ES)

27 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: Teatro Juan Bravo

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The Juan Bravo Theatre is the main theatre in the city of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain.

Wikipedia: Teatro Juan Bravo (ES)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Iglesia de San Quirce

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The church of San Quirce is a Romanesque style building from the twelfth century, located in the Spanish city of Segovia, on Calle de Capuchinos Alta. Abandoned its cult and converted into a hayloft and warehouse, it was acquired in 1927 to install the headquarters of the Popular University of Segovia and its workshops and, at the same time, save the valuable building from its more than probable disappearance. The restoration project was directed by the architect Francisco Javier Cabello Dodero.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Quirce (Segovia) (ES)

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Iglesia de San Esteban

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The Church of St Stephen is one of a number of medieval churches in Segovia, Spain. It dates from the 12th century and is noted for its Romanesque bell tower.

Wikipedia: Church of San Esteban (Segovia) (EN)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Casa-Museo de Antonio Machado

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The Machado house-museum in Segovia is a traditional house used as a pension in the nineteenth and part of the 20th century, located in the historic center of the city of Segovia (Spain). It was the house in which the poet Antonio Machado lived between 1919 and 1932. Since the second half of the twentieth century it has been administered by the Royal Academy of History and Art of San Quirce.

Wikipedia: Casa-Museo de Machado (ES)

1146 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: Iglesia de San Lorenzo

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The Church of San Lorenzo is a Roman Catholic church in the Spanish city of Segovia, Castile and León. It is located in the neighborhood of the same name.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Lorenzo (Segovia) (ES)

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