18th century. City public prison until the early 20th century. Its entrance hall shelters the Romanesque façade of a former hermit in the province of Segovia dedicated to Saint Medel. Reading House (C...
14th century. It was Major Synagogue until 1410, the main one of the five city synagogues for the Jewish community. Architecture characterized by large horseshoe arches and an upper floor gallery for ...
Doctor Andrés Laguna was born in this house. Laguna was a prominent personality in the fields of Medicine and Scientific Research, and the doctor of King Charles I and of the popes Paul III and Julius...
In the 15th century it was Major Synagogue and it still preserves a round plaster decoration with geometric motifs, a Gothic window built later and a wooden ceiling from the period. The place was late...
Its complete name is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and San Frutos.Following the late Gothic Style, the construction begun in 1525 with the non-profit collaboration of segovian people, unde...
Building designed by Pedro de Brizuela in the early 17th century in Herrerian style. It gave the Town Council permanent headquarters, since its members used to meet in the porch of the former church o...
16th century (1558). Single-nave plant with a level chancel. Chapels separated by buttresses. Baroque altarpiece by José Ferreras (1672). Doctor Andrés Laguna´s funerary chapel (16th century). Baroque...
From the 16th century, its architect was probably Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón. In the 17th century, the palace owner received the title of Marquis del Arco. With an excellent courtyard inside, the buildin...
In 1574, this was the first convent of the Discalced Carmelite Order, founded by St. Teresa of Avila. The convent was later moved to their present location, along the same Street. Reformed after some ...
16th-17th centuries. This location is subsequent to the original foundation by St. Teresa of Avila on the 19th March, 1574 (see no. 21). The chapel was built by Pedro de Brizuela on the foundations of...
12th century. Three nave structure. Chancel with two apses. Magnificent brick steeple topped by a slate spire. Main altarpiece, 16th and 17th centuries, with wooden sculptures by Mateo de Imberto, Naz...
Segovia’s wall surrounds the whole city. This is also the case in cities such as Avila or Lugo in Galicia, where the well preserved city wall is approximately 3.5 kms long. Marked by 80 towers, turret...
