SCENES FROM
SEGOVIA
Where Modernity is
beautifully draped
over History
20 Travel Secrets March-April 2015
Y
ou can reach Segovia in 30
minutes flat by the high-speed
train. You should take this
trip because Segovia is truly
unique. It has everything going for it—a
stunning Roman Aqueduct, a fairy-tale
castle, and fabulous shopping that will
keep you busy for hours on end.
The Aqueduct. Segovia is set in the
wide open fields of Castille region, at
the foot of the mountains. Nothing too
remarkable there, until the Acueducto
looms up and drops your jaw to the floor.
The most incredible thing about that
this impossibly handsome 2000-yearold structure is that no binder holds it