This is a view of the Cathedral in Segovia. This picture is fairly ironic with a distinctive 16^th century Gothic church in the background and a distinctive 20^th century crane in the foreground.
 
 

This is a better view of the Cabildo Catedral de Segovia without a crane in the way. This cathedral was constructed between 1515 and 1558 and was the last Gothic cathedral built in Spain. Supposedly this cathedral was built on the site where Isabella I was named queen of Castilla.
 
 

This castle is located in Segovia and may look familiar to those who have been to Disney World. Disney patterned its entrance to the Magic Kingdom after this castle. Built in the early 12^th century, this castle was the site where Ferdinand and Isabella first met in the late 15^th century. The castle is also where Phillip II (Felipe II) married his fourth wife Anna of Austria. Incidentally during the marriage to his second wife Mary Tudor, Phillip II was essentially the king of England, although he was never regarded as such by the English. After Mary’s death and their failure to produce a child in the mid 16^th century, England and Spain would go their separate ways and never unite again. Imagine how different the New World might have been if this union had lasted!
 
 

This is Old Castle Hall with appropriate suits of armor.
 
 

A view of some of the towers and slate spires of the castle.
 
 

This is a view of the countryside around the castle in Segovia. This picture is taken from the watchtower that is reached by an immense circular staircase not meant for the claustrophobic. The watchtower was originally built as a prison.
 
 

Another view from the watchtower of the castle that faces the cathedral in the center of Segovia.
 
 

Another angle of the castle in Segovia.
 
 

Built 2000 years ago by the Romans to bring water from nearby mountains, this tremendous Roman Aqueduct consists of 118 arches and at its highest point reaches 95 feet. One of the most amazing features of this Aqueduct is that it was constructed out of granite with NO mortar!
 
 

This picture shows another view of the amazing Roman Aqueduct in Segovia.