A Roman aqueduct and a fairytale castle
Segovia's Roman aqueduct is one of the best-preserved in the world, its granite arches built without mortar and still striding across the Plaza del Azoguejo nearly two thousand years later. From there, the old town climbs to a late Gothic cathedral and on to the Alcázar, a turreted castle on a rocky prow above two rivers. The city is famous for cochinillo asado, roast suckling pig, traditionally cut with the edge of a plate. It is around half an hour from Madrid by high-speed train.