Segovia day trip from Madrid: Feast on history

By Sally Webb
Updated September 28 2016 - 6:10pm, first published 5:58pm
The mighty Roman aqueduct of Segovia, Spain.
 Photo: JTB MEDIA CREATION, Inc. / Alamy
The mighty Roman aqueduct of Segovia, Spain. Photo: JTB MEDIA CREATION, Inc. / Alamy
Segovia is the perfect day trip from Madrid.
Segovia is the perfect day trip from Madrid.
Alcazar castle in Segovia at twilight. Photo: Jeremy Horner / Alamy Stock Photo
Alcazar castle in Segovia at twilight. Photo: Jeremy Horner / Alamy Stock Photo
One of author Sally Webb's sons at Alcazar castle. Photo: Sally Webb
One of author Sally Webb's sons at Alcazar castle. Photo: Sally Webb

It is snowing when we arrive in Segovia. Heavy flakes float silently to the ground, settling onto the terracotta rooftops of the medieval buildings surrounding Plaza Azoguejo like icing sugar dusted over the top of a cake. Above us, the Roman aqueduct is an imposing and awesome presence, and evidence of the strategic and architectural importance of this town for millennia.

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