Segovia Spain

Travelled:116km
Visited: Segovia
Stay: Aranda de Duero - free parking and services, GPS N41.66833 W3.69583

Segovia is another walled city with many sites to visit. The Roman Aqueduct is more than 2000 years old, 16,220m in length and167 arches made up of unmortared granite held together by force equilibrium.

We walked through the middle of the old quarter passing the very unusual Diamond Tip House and the Cathedral. 

We went to visit the Alcazar,  once a fortress and royal palace. The Royal Artillary School was also established here for 100 years. For 2 centuries it was also a state prison. It is beautifully situated high up on a rocky peninsular and looks like a fairy tale castle. The interior rooms we visited had amazing decorated ceilings. One of these is called the Pine Cone Room and has 392 pine cones on its moulded ceiling! We also liked the different types of armoury found in several rooms. 

Although there is so much more to visit we decide to set off for an aire. The closest one was no longer in use so we continued on to Aranda de Deuro, yes it is on the Douro (Portuguese spelling) River.