Segovia is a historic city about an hour northwest of Madrid, in central Spain’s Castile and León region. It has a rich architectural legacy, including medieval walls, Romanesque churches, a former royal palace and a Gothic cathedral. Its iconic ancient Roman aqueduct has more than 160 arches, most in the original mortarless granite, running right into the city. In 1985 the old city of Segovia and its Aqueduct were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.


The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia is the defining historical feature of the city, dating from the late 1st or early 2nd century CE. There are a number of other aqueducts in Spain and the rest of Europe but Segovia’s aqueduct receives attention for being one of the “extraordinary engineering accomplishments” in the Spain, wrote Alejandro Lapunzina in Reference Guides to National Architecture: Architecture of Spain. It is still used to deliver drinking water. It consists of about 25,000 granite blocks held together without any mortar, and spans 818 meters (895 yds).

The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia runs through the middle of Plaza del Azoguejo



Segovia’s Old Town is a medieval world of cobblestone streets, ancient alleyways, and charming squares.