1. Avila

Attractions: Avila. Avila is located 65km from Segovia, declared a World Heritage Site by the Unesco in 1985. Avila is famous for its imposing medieval walls and extramural churches of San Vicente, San Pedro, San Andres and San Segundo and the Cathedral of San Segundo -the first Gothic cathedral built in Spain- begun in the […]

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2. Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial

Attractions: Monastery st. Lorence de El Escorial. The Royal Monastery of Saint Lorenzo de El Escorial, better known as El Escorial, was built in the 2nd half of the 16th century by Philip II of Spain. It is about 60km far from Segovia. The palace-monastery complex was built by Juan Bautista de Toledo and Juan […]

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