Alcázar of Segovia

The Alcázar of Segovia was built in the junction of the rivers Eresma and Clamores. Many people believe that the fortification comes from the Roman times. The building is divided into two nucleuses. The first one consists of a Juan Herrera´ s courtyard with a pit, a lifting bridge, a Keep and two round turrets with spires. The second one is the interior one and it has a wonderful chapel and the Galley Room, the Pine- Cone Room and the Queen´ s Chamber.

Moreover, it has four floors with attics and large basements. We should highlight the Monarchs room that is decorated with coffered ceiling of hexagons and golden rhombuses and a peculiar freize with 52 coloured and sit images. In the Throne Room, there is a Mudejar dome and Gothic- Mudejar plasterworks. Its walls are covered with velvet and with different kings´ portraits. The Keep was built by Juan II during the transition from Romanesque to Gothic style. It is 80 meters high and is decorated with sgraffitos and twelve beautiful small towers. You access to it through a passage. We should highlight the Tower of Alfonso X el Sabio, from which the monarch studied the firmament, and the beautiful internal rooms that are decorated with Mudejar coffered ceilings and rich plasterworks.