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Crta De Riaza, 25, Segovia, Castile-Leon, 40003, Spain
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Two nice buildings in the shawdow of the aqueduct
La Torre de Juan II
Cathedral of Segovia
Segovia, España
In Renfe website I found AVE station in called Segovia Guiomar but nowhere to find its address or how far it is from Segovia Center (lets say around acueduct).
Anyone knows the name of the street?
Is there a line bus which runs *frequently* between AVe station and center?
How much could cost a taxi?
En la página de Renfe no hay manera de encontrar información sobre la estación Segovia Guiomar del AVE.
¿Está muy a las afueras? ¿En que calle o carretera?
¿Hay buses frecuentes al centro (incluso en agosto? ¿cuanto podría costar un taxi desde la estación al centro, cerca del acueducto?
Muchas gracias!
AVE station is about 5km outside the centre of the city and yes there are public buses (no. 11) to the aqueduct, roughly every 15 mins, no doubt also in August. I don't know how much it would cost by taxi but it's only about 10 minutes.
http://www.descubrelaaltavelocidad.com/medios/lmsv/turistico/segovia_en.html
After they "improved" the Renfe site it's difficult to find anything. If I go down to "consulta de todos los trenes y trayectos" you see a plain Segovia destination.
When we went to Segovia (from Madrid) we just took a Cercanias, got off in what appeared to be the main station, and walked all the way to all the major things to see.
Cochinillo en la Casa del Duque - riquisimo!
Not sure if the issue is the connections from the direction in which you're coming ...
But I find that in the last resort, I can always send them an email and ask ... it's a challenge to find the email link but it's hidden there somewhere around the Atencion al Cliente box.
Thanks to you all for your replies.
Well, in the end, it wasn´t that difficult. Bus nr. 11 connects the AVE station with the city very efficiently.
I'll write a tip about it in short.
Tourism Offices
* Plaza del Azoguejo, 1
40001 Segovia
- Tel.: (+34) 921 46 67 20/21/22/23
* Plaza Mayor, 10
40001 Segovia
- Tel.: (+34) 921 46 03 34
- Fax: (+34) 921 46 03 30
- Internet: www.segoviaturismo.es
- E mail: oficinadeturismodesegovia@jcyl.es
Other sites:
- www.spain.info/TourSpain/Destinos/TipoII/Datos%20Generales/H/RP/0/Segovia.htm?Language=es (several languages).
- www.turismidesegovia.com
The gardens are a nice place to take a relexed walk around. If you go further, there are quiet pine woods and tracks to go around the place. The further you go from the palace the less crowded this lanes are and the more sense of being in a wood you get.
My Spanish teacher in Madrid actually came from Segovia and she's the one who made me aware that people in Segovia have traditionally built their tiled roofs upside down - or maybe I should say downside up! If you look at most roofs, you'll notice that the tiles are laid down facing upwards instead of downwards. The important thing is that it keeps the rain out all the same, but it does look kind of different!
Warm clothing!
I visited in April and although most of my day was sunny with clear skies, it was also, at times, very chilly and the wind was always blowing.
It is worth noting that Segovia is 1000 metres (3300 feet) above sea level.
I have to admit to finding this tip a little sad, and it is also a bit past its sell by date in some respects.
Back around 10 or so years ago when I first started going to Spain and I started learning Spanish, I saw a Spanish video on Segovia (educational) and it featured a little old manwho had a very old box camera on a tripod. He would take photos of people poking their head through a decorated background that made them look like they were dressed in traditional costume.
After seeing this video and the other attractions on Segovia, I was keen to visit, and made it a priority the next time I was in Spain. Over the next few years, I actually had my picture taken by the old guy twice. I remember how on later occasions he would proudly jab his finger as this new plaque that was on the wall that dedicated the corner of the square to him. In the video he had appeared as a rather charming old man, in actual fact he was rather cantankerous!
The plaque basically states that this corner of the square is dedicated to the "Minute Man" (so called because it took him about a minute to expose the picture (and a few more to develop and print it!). He had been working there for over 50 years.
I haven't seen him for the last several years, so I can only assume he has died, and all that is left is this rather poorly looked after plaque that has not stood the test of time very well at all. If you want to see it, it is in the Square with San Martin church, and is next to a big yellow postbox alongside the road that leads down to the aquaduct.
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