Where to go in Spain
Madrid
It was Philip II's decision to rule from the very heart of his kingdom that set the previously undistinguished town of Madrid on the road to fame and fortune in 1561. Modem Madrid is a mix of grandiose architecture and world-famous cultural highlights, with a hospitable hotbed of cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs. It is the world capital of bullfighting, a shopper's delight, and a terrific base for trips to many of the historic and charming Castilian towns.
It may not be one of the largest or most historic cities in Europe, but Madrid is th
e highest city at 640 metres (2,100 feet) above sea level. Temperatures see-saw between blisteringly hot in summer and bitingly cold in winter-so come prepared. The best way to get around town is to hire a car from Madrid Airport, or use the cheap and efficient metro (subway). Free maps are available from stations and the tourist offices at Plaza de Espana, Plaza Mayor, and the main rail station.
There is so much to see in Madrid that a half-day guided tour may prove a worthwhile orientation exercise. Once you have your bearings, there is one area of the city that demands to be explored on foot: Old Madrid. The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) is a good place to start, at the hub of ten converging streets. This is literally the crossroads of Spain, known as "Kilometre 0" in the country's highway system, and home to a statue depicting Madrid's coat-of-arms (a bear standing against a madrono tree).
A few blocks west, off Calle Mayor, is the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), a 17th-century architectural masterpiece. Its broad arcades surround a vast, traffic-free, cobbled rectangle, once used as the inner-city showground where bullfights, pageants, and even public executions took place. Today, an equestrian statue of Philip II surveys ranks of outdoor cafes and lively summer-season festivals.
Continuing west on Calle Mayor, Plaza de la Villa juxtaposes stately 16th- and 17th-century buildings of differing styles. These include the lovely Casa de Cisneros, which belongs to the ornate and delicate style of architecture known as Plateresque (platero means silversmith), and the towering Habsburg-era Ayuntamiento (City Hall).
South of Plaza Mayor, Calle de Toledo leads past the Catedral de San Isidro, badly damaged during the Civil War, and on to EI Rastro, site of the city's famous Sunday-morning flea market. Just to the north of here, the mid-18th century Basilica de San Francisco el Grande is very grand indeed. Dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, the 3D-metre (100-foot) inner diameter of the basilica's dome is larger than that of St. Paul's in London.
Calle de Bailen runs north from San Francisco, via Calle Mayor, to Plaza de Espana. En route it passes the Palacio Real (Royal Palace), set among formal gardens on a bluff overlooking the Manzanares Valley. Philip V commissioned this imposing French-style palace on the site of the old Moorish fort, and furnished its 2,000 rooms (more than any other European palace) in a suitably regal fashion. A working palace, its opening hours are unpredictable. Check with the tourist office, and try to join one of the hour-long tours which visit around 50 rooms, including the overwhelmingly Rococo Gasparini Room, the Ceremonial Dining Room with seating for 145 guests, and the Throne Room with its stunning ceiling frescoes. Other diversions to see include the Royal Armoury, Pharmacy, and Library (additional entry charges).
Lined with shops, hotels, restaurants, theatres, cafes, and nightclubs, the main thoroughfare of Madrid, Gran Via, cuts a broad path west-east from Plaza de Espana to the traffic maelstrom around Plaza de la Cibeles, so named for the Cybele Fountain, which has a sculpture of a Greek fertility goddess. Midway along Gran Via at Plaza del Callao, there are two excellent pedestrianised shopping streets, Calle de Preciados and Calle del Carmen. Art lovers should also stop off here to inspect the treasures housed in the 16th-century Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Back at the Puerta del Sol, head east along Calle de Alcala for the Museo de la Academia Real de Bellas Artes (Museum of the Royal Academy), which boasts a fine collection of paintings by Goya, among others; or head southeast for the fabulous Museo del Prado via Carrera de S. Jeronimo.
The Prado Museum Madrid Spain
The Prado houses what is indisputably the world's greatest collection of Spanish paintings, and a particularly strong set of Italian and Flemish masterpieces. If time is short, plan ahead and decide what you want to see beforehand. Likely top-of-the-list sights are works by EI Greco (1541-1614), Ribera (c. 1591-1652), Zurbaran (1598-1664), Philip IV's court painter Velazquez (1599-1660).The Prado museum boasts the world's greatest collection of Spanish paintings, including Goya's "Maja Desnuda."
Of the Dutch and Flemish masters, be sure not to miss works by Hieronymous Bosch, called "El Bosco" here, and Ru
bens. The Italian Old Masters include Raphael, Titian, and Tintoretto. Nearby, a Prado annexe, the Cason del Buen Retiro, houses the museum's treasure trove of 19th-century Spanish art, while directly opposite the main museum, the Fundacion ThyssenBornemisza spans 700 years of artistic endeavour from the Italian primitives to Pop Art. The latter forms part of Madrid's "Golden Triangle of Art" with the Prado and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, which boasts important collections of modern art and Picasso's monumental Guernica, inspired by the horrific Civil War bombing of a Basque village.
If the sightseeing and the bustle get too much, the enormous city centre Parque del Retiro behind the Prado is a favourite spot for Madrileños out for a stroll. Originally a 17th-century Habsburg hunting ground, it offers 121 hectares (300 acres) of leafy avenues, flower beds, and park benches, including a rose garden, boating lake, and Sunday morning sideshows. There are also cafes, exhibitions in the Palacio de Cristal and Palacio de Velazquez, and a botanical garden founded by Carlos III in 1781.
Toledo Spain
Set on a Castilian hilltop 70 km (43 miles) southwest of Madrid, overlooking a loop in the River Tagus, Toledo is the religious centre of Spain, with a pedigree dating back to the first Christian councils, held here as early as A.D. 400. An incomparable treasure-house of architecture and the arts, Toledo, like Madrid, is also a town to wander in. Take time to explore its maze of back -streets and drink in the atmosphere.
When the city was
recaptured from the Moors in 1085, many mosques were turned into churches. Then, in 1222, work began on the magnificent Gothic Catedral, hemmed in by a clutter of back streets. The basilica's coro (choir) and main altar are marvels of woodcarving. Just behind the main chapel, Narciso Tome's Baroque Transparente is an 18th-century masterpiece. In the Sala Capitular (Chapter House) there is an intricate ceiling in the Mud6jar style. Don't miss the Tesoro (Treasury), or the Sacristy with its religious artworks, including 18 paintings by EI Greco.
The Alcazar, a fortress destroyed and rebuilt many times since the Roman era, now houses an Army Museum and has displays relating to a 72-day Civil War siege. Just to the north, the main square, Plaza de Zocodover, derives its name from the Moorish market (Zoco) held here in the Middle Ages. Beyond the horseshoe-shaped arch, in Calle de Cervantes, the 16th-century Hospital de Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Hospital) now houses a museum displaying a wide selection of EI Greco's works.
West of the cathedral and topped by its landmark Muctejar tower, the church of Santo Tome exhibits EI Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz. A magical fusion of the mundane and the spiritual, it depicts local noblemen at the count's funeral, which was attended, according to legend, by St. Augustine and St. Stephen.
El Greco spent the most productive years of his prolific painting career in Toledo. Just downhill from Santo Tome, a house in which he is said to have lived has been reconstructed and linked to a museum. The EI Greco House was originally built by Samuel Levi, a 14th-century Jewish financier and friend of King Peter I of Castile. As devout as he was rich, Levi built a synagogue next to his home, La Sinagoga del Transito. Muslim artists adorned the walls with intricate filigrees and Hebrew inscriptions from the Psalms. Today, it's a national monument. Attached to the synagogue is the Museo Sefardi (Museum of Spanish Judaism).
Finally, a Toledo church with regal connections: Ferdinand and Isabella built San Juan de los Reyes (St. John of the Kings) in a mix of Muctejar, Gothic, and Renaissance styles. On the facade, look out for the chains once used by the Moors to secure their Christian prisoners. There is also a superb double-layer cloister with elaborate stone carvings.
Toledo today offers visitors a wealth of things to see and do, and the best way to get around this beautiful region of Spain is to hire a car from Toledo Airport visit the attractions at your own leisure.
Avila Spain
If you are visiting Madrid in summer, you will appreciate the cool, refreshing mountain air of Avila (112 km northwest of Madrid), which is situated 1,128 metres (3,700 feet) above sea level. Nominated as a national monument in its entirety, the town is encircled by 2 km of fairy-tale 11th-Century battlements punctuated by 88 towers and no less than 2,500 niches suitable for sentries or marksmen.
Forming part of the eastern defences, the 12th- to 16th-century cathedral combines Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance elements. Just outside the city walls, the Basilica de San Vicente, commemorating Vincent of Zaragoza and his two sisters martyred in the fourth century, is noted for an extraordinary tomb topped by a bizarre Oriental canopy.
A melancholy history surrounds the royal Monasterio de Santo Tomas, sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella. Their only son, Don Juan, died here at the age of 19. His two tutors are buried in a small chapel near the tomb of the prince. This monastery was also the headquarters of the highly notorious Torquemada, Spain's first Grand Inquisitor. Many visitors stop in Avila to honour Santa Teresa of Jesus. Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada was born in Avila in 1515, and the convent of Santa Teresa marks the site of her birthplace. The frail but tireless reformer spent 30 years in the Convent of the Incarnación (outside the city walls) as a novice and later as prioress.
After you have seen Avila up -close, drive or take a bus across the Rio Adaja, and visit the monument called Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts). This rocky hill offers a panoramic view of the whole of medieval Avila. At sunset, this walled city, wrapped in a time warp, looks almost unreal.
El Escorial Spain
Sheer statistics cannot do justice to the extravagant scale of this 16th-century royal palace complex 49 km (30 miles) northwest of Madrid. EI Escorial comprises living quarters and a church, monastery, mausoleum, and museum all under one roof. In a distinctly Spanish version of the Italian Ren
aissance style, this massive edifice boasts 86 stairways, more than 1,200 doors, and 2,600 windows, summing up the physical and spiritual superlatives of the empire's Golden Age. Of the dozens of works of art collected in the great basilica, none attracts more admiration than Cellini's life-sized marble crucifix. Philip II, who ordered El Escorial to be built, died here in 1598. He is buried in the royal pantheon, together with the remains of almost all Spain's monarchs and their families from the 17th century onwards.
The library contains some 40,000 rare books, plus priceless and beautiful manuscripts. From here, tours progress on to the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and a succession of lavishly decorated rooms, notably the Sala de las Batallas, adorned with frescoes depicting complex battle scenes. The tapestries are also a highlight. The apartments of Philip II are modest in comfort but rich in art work, and include a fantastic triptych by Hieronymus Bosch. In addition to the treasures of EI Escorial, the New Museums display masterpieces by Ribera, Tintoretto, Vehizquez, and EI Greco.
Segovia Spain
A vision of medieval Spain with a fairy-tale castle at its heart, Segovia (88 kIn/55 miles northwest of Madrid) juts out from a high plateau adrift in the rolling Castilian landscape.
Marching through the centre of town, Segovia's Roman aqueduct is both a work of art and a triumph of enginee
ring. This granite aqueduct is nearly I km (half a mile) long and up to 30 metres (99 feet) high, it has been transporting water to the town for over 100 generations.
Founded in the 12th century, Segovia's royal castle, the Alcazar, was the venue for Philip II's marriage to Anne of Austria in 1570. In truth, the castle's romantic superstructure dates from the late 19th century, when it was restored after a fire.
Begun in 1525, and topped by a plethora of pinnacles and cupolas, the cathedral was the last of the great Spanish Gothic churches. Fine stained-glass windows illuminate the interior. Other attractions around town include the 12th-century church of San Martin, a Romanesque beauty on Segovia's most charming square. Just outside the 11th-Century city walls, stretching for 3 km, the 12-sided church of Vera Cruz dates from the 13th century. Perhaps the best of the town's many fine ancient chapels, this is where the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre held court in the circular nave.
Segovia boasts a new museum, dedicated to Abstract-Expressionist artist Eseban Vicente. Housed in the newly renovated 15-Century Palace of Don Enrique IV in the heart of the city, the Esteban Vicente Contemporary Art Museum contains some 142 works by the Spanish-born, New York artist. Segovia now attracts thousands of visitors every year from all over the world, and you can find a fantastic range of accommodation, airport car hire, hotels and places of interest in this fascinating city.
It was Philip II's decision to rule from the very heart of his kingdom that set the previously undistinguished town of Madrid on the road to fame and fortune in 1561. Modem Madrid is a mix of grandiose architecture and world-famous cultural highlights, with a hospitable hotbed of cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs. It is the world capital of bullfighting, a shopper's delight, and a terrific base for trips to many of the historic and charming Castilian towns.
It may not be one of the largest or most historic cities in Europe, but Madrid is th
e highest city at 640 metres (2,100 feet) above sea level. Temperatures see-saw between blisteringly hot in summer and bitingly cold in winter-so come prepared. The best way to get around town is to hire a car from Madrid Airport, or use the cheap and efficient metro (subway). Free maps are available from stations and the tourist offices at Plaza de Espana, Plaza Mayor, and the main rail station.There is so much to see in Madrid that a half-day guided tour may prove a worthwhile orientation exercise. Once you have your bearings, there is one area of the city that demands to be explored on foot: Old Madrid. The Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) is a good place to start, at the hub of ten converging streets. This is literally the crossroads of Spain, known as "Kilometre 0" in the country's highway system, and home to a statue depicting Madrid's coat-of-arms (a bear standing against a madrono tree).
A few blocks west, off Calle Mayor, is the Plaza Mayor (Main Square), a 17th-century architectural masterpiece. Its broad arcades surround a vast, traffic-free, cobbled rectangle, once used as the inner-city showground where bullfights, pageants, and even public executions took place. Today, an equestrian statue of Philip II surveys ranks of outdoor cafes and lively summer-season festivals.
Continuing west on Calle Mayor, Plaza de la Villa juxtaposes stately 16th- and 17th-century buildings of differing styles. These include the lovely Casa de Cisneros, which belongs to the ornate and delicate style of architecture known as Plateresque (platero means silversmith), and the towering Habsburg-era Ayuntamiento (City Hall).
South of Plaza Mayor, Calle de Toledo leads past the Catedral de San Isidro, badly damaged during the Civil War, and on to EI Rastro, site of the city's famous Sunday-morning flea market. Just to the north of here, the mid-18th century Basilica de San Francisco el Grande is very grand indeed. Dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, the 3D-metre (100-foot) inner diameter of the basilica's dome is larger than that of St. Paul's in London.
Calle de Bailen runs north from San Francisco, via Calle Mayor, to Plaza de Espana. En route it passes the Palacio Real (Royal Palace), set among formal gardens on a bluff overlooking the Manzanares Valley. Philip V commissioned this imposing French-style palace on the site of the old Moorish fort, and furnished its 2,000 rooms (more than any other European palace) in a suitably regal fashion. A working palace, its opening hours are unpredictable. Check with the tourist office, and try to join one of the hour-long tours which visit around 50 rooms, including the overwhelmingly Rococo Gasparini Room, the Ceremonial Dining Room with seating for 145 guests, and the Throne Room with its stunning ceiling frescoes. Other diversions to see include the Royal Armoury, Pharmacy, and Library (additional entry charges).
Lined with shops, hotels, restaurants, theatres, cafes, and nightclubs, the main thoroughfare of Madrid, Gran Via, cuts a broad path west-east from Plaza de Espana to the traffic maelstrom around Plaza de la Cibeles, so named for the Cybele Fountain, which has a sculpture of a Greek fertility goddess. Midway along Gran Via at Plaza del Callao, there are two excellent pedestrianised shopping streets, Calle de Preciados and Calle del Carmen. Art lovers should also stop off here to inspect the treasures housed in the 16th-century Convento de las Descalzas Reales.
Back at the Puerta del Sol, head east along Calle de Alcala for the Museo de la Academia Real de Bellas Artes (Museum of the Royal Academy), which boasts a fine collection of paintings by Goya, among others; or head southeast for the fabulous Museo del Prado via Carrera de S. Jeronimo.
The Prado Museum Madrid Spain
The Prado houses what is indisputably the world's greatest collection of Spanish paintings, and a particularly strong set of Italian and Flemish masterpieces. If time is short, plan ahead and decide what you want to see beforehand. Likely top-of-the-list sights are works by EI Greco (1541-1614), Ribera (c. 1591-1652), Zurbaran (1598-1664), Philip IV's court painter Velazquez (1599-1660).The Prado museum boasts the world's greatest collection of Spanish paintings, including Goya's "Maja Desnuda."
Of the Dutch and Flemish masters, be sure not to miss works by Hieronymous Bosch, called "El Bosco" here, and Ru
bens. The Italian Old Masters include Raphael, Titian, and Tintoretto. Nearby, a Prado annexe, the Cason del Buen Retiro, houses the museum's treasure trove of 19th-century Spanish art, while directly opposite the main museum, the Fundacion ThyssenBornemisza spans 700 years of artistic endeavour from the Italian primitives to Pop Art. The latter forms part of Madrid's "Golden Triangle of Art" with the Prado and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, which boasts important collections of modern art and Picasso's monumental Guernica, inspired by the horrific Civil War bombing of a Basque village.If the sightseeing and the bustle get too much, the enormous city centre Parque del Retiro behind the Prado is a favourite spot for Madrileños out for a stroll. Originally a 17th-century Habsburg hunting ground, it offers 121 hectares (300 acres) of leafy avenues, flower beds, and park benches, including a rose garden, boating lake, and Sunday morning sideshows. There are also cafes, exhibitions in the Palacio de Cristal and Palacio de Velazquez, and a botanical garden founded by Carlos III in 1781.
Toledo Spain
Set on a Castilian hilltop 70 km (43 miles) southwest of Madrid, overlooking a loop in the River Tagus, Toledo is the religious centre of Spain, with a pedigree dating back to the first Christian councils, held here as early as A.D. 400. An incomparable treasure-house of architecture and the arts, Toledo, like Madrid, is also a town to wander in. Take time to explore its maze of back -streets and drink in the atmosphere.
When the city was
recaptured from the Moors in 1085, many mosques were turned into churches. Then, in 1222, work began on the magnificent Gothic Catedral, hemmed in by a clutter of back streets. The basilica's coro (choir) and main altar are marvels of woodcarving. Just behind the main chapel, Narciso Tome's Baroque Transparente is an 18th-century masterpiece. In the Sala Capitular (Chapter House) there is an intricate ceiling in the Mud6jar style. Don't miss the Tesoro (Treasury), or the Sacristy with its religious artworks, including 18 paintings by EI Greco.The Alcazar, a fortress destroyed and rebuilt many times since the Roman era, now houses an Army Museum and has displays relating to a 72-day Civil War siege. Just to the north, the main square, Plaza de Zocodover, derives its name from the Moorish market (Zoco) held here in the Middle Ages. Beyond the horseshoe-shaped arch, in Calle de Cervantes, the 16th-century Hospital de Santa Cruz (Holy Cross Hospital) now houses a museum displaying a wide selection of EI Greco's works.
West of the cathedral and topped by its landmark Muctejar tower, the church of Santo Tome exhibits EI Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz. A magical fusion of the mundane and the spiritual, it depicts local noblemen at the count's funeral, which was attended, according to legend, by St. Augustine and St. Stephen.
El Greco spent the most productive years of his prolific painting career in Toledo. Just downhill from Santo Tome, a house in which he is said to have lived has been reconstructed and linked to a museum. The EI Greco House was originally built by Samuel Levi, a 14th-century Jewish financier and friend of King Peter I of Castile. As devout as he was rich, Levi built a synagogue next to his home, La Sinagoga del Transito. Muslim artists adorned the walls with intricate filigrees and Hebrew inscriptions from the Psalms. Today, it's a national monument. Attached to the synagogue is the Museo Sefardi (Museum of Spanish Judaism).
Finally, a Toledo church with regal connections: Ferdinand and Isabella built San Juan de los Reyes (St. John of the Kings) in a mix of Muctejar, Gothic, and Renaissance styles. On the facade, look out for the chains once used by the Moors to secure their Christian prisoners. There is also a superb double-layer cloister with elaborate stone carvings.
Toledo today offers visitors a wealth of things to see and do, and the best way to get around this beautiful region of Spain is to hire a car from Toledo Airport visit the attractions at your own leisure.
Avila Spain
If you are visiting Madrid in summer, you will appreciate the cool, refreshing mountain air of Avila (112 km northwest of Madrid), which is situated 1,128 metres (3,700 feet) above sea level. Nominated as a national monument in its entirety, the town is encircled by 2 km of fairy-tale 11th-Century battlements punctuated by 88 towers and no less than 2,500 niches suitable for sentries or marksmen.
Forming part of the eastern defences, the 12th- to 16th-century cathedral combines Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance elements. Just outside the city walls, the Basilica de San Vicente, commemorating Vincent of Zaragoza and his two sisters martyred in the fourth century, is noted for an extraordinary tomb topped by a bizarre Oriental canopy.
A melancholy history surrounds the royal Monasterio de Santo Tomas, sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella. Their only son, Don Juan, died here at the age of 19. His two tutors are buried in a small chapel near the tomb of the prince. This monastery was also the headquarters of the highly notorious Torquemada, Spain's first Grand Inquisitor. Many visitors stop in Avila to honour Santa Teresa of Jesus. Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada was born in Avila in 1515, and the convent of Santa Teresa marks the site of her birthplace. The frail but tireless reformer spent 30 years in the Convent of the Incarnación (outside the city walls) as a novice and later as prioress.
After you have seen Avila up -close, drive or take a bus across the Rio Adaja, and visit the monument called Los Cuatro Postes (The Four Posts). This rocky hill offers a panoramic view of the whole of medieval Avila. At sunset, this walled city, wrapped in a time warp, looks almost unreal.
El Escorial Spain
Sheer statistics cannot do justice to the extravagant scale of this 16th-century royal palace complex 49 km (30 miles) northwest of Madrid. EI Escorial comprises living quarters and a church, monastery, mausoleum, and museum all under one roof. In a distinctly Spanish version of the Italian Ren
aissance style, this massive edifice boasts 86 stairways, more than 1,200 doors, and 2,600 windows, summing up the physical and spiritual superlatives of the empire's Golden Age. Of the dozens of works of art collected in the great basilica, none attracts more admiration than Cellini's life-sized marble crucifix. Philip II, who ordered El Escorial to be built, died here in 1598. He is buried in the royal pantheon, together with the remains of almost all Spain's monarchs and their families from the 17th century onwards.The library contains some 40,000 rare books, plus priceless and beautiful manuscripts. From here, tours progress on to the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and a succession of lavishly decorated rooms, notably the Sala de las Batallas, adorned with frescoes depicting complex battle scenes. The tapestries are also a highlight. The apartments of Philip II are modest in comfort but rich in art work, and include a fantastic triptych by Hieronymus Bosch. In addition to the treasures of EI Escorial, the New Museums display masterpieces by Ribera, Tintoretto, Vehizquez, and EI Greco.
Segovia Spain
A vision of medieval Spain with a fairy-tale castle at its heart, Segovia (88 kIn/55 miles northwest of Madrid) juts out from a high plateau adrift in the rolling Castilian landscape.
Marching through the centre of town, Segovia's Roman aqueduct is both a work of art and a triumph of enginee
ring. This granite aqueduct is nearly I km (half a mile) long and up to 30 metres (99 feet) high, it has been transporting water to the town for over 100 generations.Founded in the 12th century, Segovia's royal castle, the Alcazar, was the venue for Philip II's marriage to Anne of Austria in 1570. In truth, the castle's romantic superstructure dates from the late 19th century, when it was restored after a fire.
Begun in 1525, and topped by a plethora of pinnacles and cupolas, the cathedral was the last of the great Spanish Gothic churches. Fine stained-glass windows illuminate the interior. Other attractions around town include the 12th-century church of San Martin, a Romanesque beauty on Segovia's most charming square. Just outside the 11th-Century city walls, stretching for 3 km, the 12-sided church of Vera Cruz dates from the 13th century. Perhaps the best of the town's many fine ancient chapels, this is where the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre held court in the circular nave.
Segovia boasts a new museum, dedicated to Abstract-Expressionist artist Eseban Vicente. Housed in the newly renovated 15-Century Palace of Don Enrique IV in the heart of the city, the Esteban Vicente Contemporary Art Museum contains some 142 works by the Spanish-born, New York artist. Segovia now attracts thousands of visitors every year from all over the world, and you can find a fantastic range of accommodation, airport car hire, hotels and places of interest in this fascinating city.
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