Inside Mariano Quintanilla Secondary School. When the poet Antonio Machado arrived in Segovia, he taught his lessons from the then called Instituto General y Téncico (see no 32). One of the classroom...
Monumental arch built around 1705 in commemoration of the siege of Madrid, orchestrated under the orders of Segovia Captains Fernán García and Díaz Sanz.
Universidad de Valladolid’s campus is named after philosopher and essayist María Zambrano, who spent her young years in Segovia. A new construction, it has been built on the plot where the Casa Grande...
15th and 16th centuries. A good example of Renaissance secular architecture in the city. The arms belonging to the families that built the palace, Bermúdez de Contreras y del Río’s families, are kept ...
Cemetery of the Jewish quarter. The cemetery runs on a hill known as Pinarillo (Pinetree woods), along the River Clamores valley. Anthropomorphic tombs and funerary chambers, both excavated in the roc...
One building, many names This building, whose name varies depending on the sources of information that you refer to (Palace of Cascales, Aspiroz or of the Count of Alpuente), was built in the last thi...
Plateresque exuberance Built in the 16th century, it was possibly designed by Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. Philip II gave the building to Cardinal Diego de Espinosa as a gift in 1567, but he sold it to t...
This is the palace of Marquis and Marquise of Quintanar. Built during the 15th and 16th centuries. An interesting collection of arches and helmets on the entrance door. A traditional Segovia courtyard...
The Phoenix in a cage This 18th century building was the city's public jail until the beginning of the 20th century. Its decoration, very austere as a result of its use, is notable for the coat of ar...
