RECAP
On the 4th day of the trip we did a day trip to Segovia Spain. It’s touted as a great day trip from Madrid and that’s exactly what we did.
On the Drive in (Below)
Speaking of driving this was one of the more “Exciting” driving experiences as I went through these tiny roads with barely any room on either side of the car. I wondered if the rest of my trip would be like this and how often I would get stuck with no room at all to get by. Turns out only once weeks later did I actually not fit somewhere. (Below)
Segovia Cathedral – Wiki page
A stone’s throw from the arched Plaza Mayor we come across one of the last Gothic buildings built in España, the Cathedral. Building began on it in the 16th century, during the late Gothic period. Some parts of the old cathedral, such as its flamboyant Gothic cloister, the choir stalls and the main façade are worthy of special attention. The San Frutos door, the apse, the main altarpiece (the Baroque-style work of Sabatini) and the Neo-classical area behind the choir, the work of Ventura Rodríguez, are more recent features. The smaller chapels house sculptures by Juan de Juni and Gregoria Fernández. Names, indeed, that are asssociated with some of the great Spanish Baroque and Neo-classical works. The Cathedral Museum houses an important collection of religious art that has come down to us from several historical periods. (Spain.info)
Alcazar de Segovia (Castle) – Wiki Page
It is one of the most distinctive castle-palaces in Spain by virtue of its shape – like the bow of a ship. The Alcázar was originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace, a state prison, a Royal Artillery College and a military academy since then. (Wikipedia)
Views from the Castle (Below)
