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SEGOVIA Near the western hillsides of the mountain of Guadarrama we find the city of Segovia, the humanity's patrimony from 1985, their history goes back at times very old, numerous remains they confirm the presence of Celtiberian, Roman and later on Germanic towns; abandoned during the Muslim invasion it repopulates in the XI century again. |
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| Frequent the castilla kings' residence and one of the first focuses of the rebellion of the comuneros; their streets have numerous examples of romanic churches and Renaissance and Baroque palaces. Among their more outstanding monuments are: | |
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Aqueduct |
- The Aqueduct: built by the Romans in the century I, in emperor's Trajano times, to take water to the city, it has 15 Km of longitude and 166 arches of united stone without cement. |
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- The cathedral: of late Gothic style it began to be built in 1525 to substitute the old cathedral destroyed after the war of communities and seated on a I castrate Roman. Traced by Juan Gil of Hontañón it has an important file where the Sinodal of Aguilafuente, the first book form in Spain is conserved. |
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The Fortress |
- The Fortress: castle transformed into real residence in the s.XIII, the date of its construction is ignored. It was reformed by several kings, mainly Felipe II and it suffered a great fire in 1862, but it has been reconstructed. |
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Other monuments that we can admire in this city are: The Monasteries of The Arbor, and that of San Antonio The Real one; San Martin's churches, San Esteban, San Millán, San Fair, San Juan of the Gentlemen, etc... and numerous museums like the Cathedral Museum, the Museum of Segovia, the Museum of the Episcopal Palace, etc.
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Iglesia de San Millán |
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VISITS
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- The Fortress: Winter 10 - 18 h. Summer 10 - 19 h. |
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-Train: Line C-8b to Segovia. |
