Segovia is a Spanish city and municipality in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile-León, capital of the homonymous province. It is situated in the confluency of the Eresma and Clamores rivers, at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama.
The old city and the representative Aqueduct of Segovia were declared World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO in 1985. The aqueduct is considered the most important Romanesque civil engineering work of Spain, and it is one of the most significant and best preserved monuments of Ancient Rome in the Iberian Peninsula. The municipal term has a population of 51,683 inhabitants (INE, 2018).
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar: he was a pioneer of his time, Spanish conquistador, and first ruler of Cuba, occupation that he performed from 1511 until his death in 1524. He is the responsible of the Foundation of the first seven Spanish cities in Cuba. He is also considered as the first Spanish-Cuban in history.
Pedro Delgado Robledo: (Segovia, April 15, 1960), also known as Périco Delgado, is a Spanish former cyclist who performed as such from 1982 to 1994, years in which he obtained a total of 49 victories, in which a triumph in the general finale of the French Tour and two in the Spanish Vuelta’s are to be highlighted. In these two tours, he also obtained a total of nine stage victories, five in the Vuelta and four in the Tour. After his retirement as cyclist, he worked as a radio and television’s commentator of the grand cycling stage-races. Nowadays, he is still working as a cycling commentator in the Spanish TV channel Teledeporte. In 2002, he received the award “Gran Cruz de la Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo”, an important Spanish award in the sports sphere.
Arsenio Martinez Campos Antón: (Segovia, December 14, 1831 – Zarauz, September 23, 1900). He was a Spanish soldier and politician, and the perpetrator of an insurrection that led to the of the Bourbons’ monarchy’s restoration.
Cándido López Sanz: (Coca, December 1, 1903 – Segovia, August 16, 1992). He was a cook and the owner of a famous restaurant in Segovia called Mesón de Cándido. Since his childhood he worked as cook and, when he became owner of the Mesón of Azoguejo in 1931, he became very popular due to his most demanded dish, the “cochinillo asado” (roast suckling pig).
Before travelling to Segovia, we recommend checking the meteorological situation in the city. No matter if it is on rainy, snowy, or sunny days, Segovia is a beautiful city for sightseeing; but it is more convenient to be prepared the adequate clothing depending on the weather.
Normally, the business hours of the shops and services of Segovia are from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00. On Saturday afternoon, only a small number of shops are open. On Sundays and public holidays, in most of the cases, the shops in Segovia are closed.
The shopping malls are open from Monday to Saturday and from 10:00 to 22:00. On Sundays and public holidays, they are usually closed. However, by clicking on the following link you can check the business hours in 2019 (in Spanish).
Urgency Services: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil (Spanish military police): 062
Information of Segovia’s City Hall: 921 41 98 00
Segovia’s code: 921
