Saturday, December 20, 2008

Segovia - Spain

Segovia is a city in the province of Castile and Leon. It is situated north of Madrid and it is part of the " Unesco´s List of World Heritage Sites in Europe" spent our Saturday there with Javier´s family (it is beatiful!):

The roman aqueduct.
It was built at the end of 1st to early 2nd century BC by the Romans:


The cathedral.
Built between 1522 and 1577, it is widely considered Europe's last great Gothic cathedral:


The castle. Built in the 11th Century:






"La Granja" Palace:

1 comments:

gilliay said...

Beautiful! How cool to be able to see such amazing architecture and be in a country so steeped in history. And I think Heather has some shoes like that suit of Armour. ;)