Segovia Province
Segovia offers us several routes for getting
to know its history, art and culture.
The palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, the Valsaín Centre
for the Interpretation of Nature and the Riofrío palace
and woods are some of the points of interest.
The Mudejar Route will put us into contact with this peculiar
artistic style in places such as Santa María la Real de
la Nieva, Coca or Cuellar. Another of the major attractions of
Segovia is the Route of the Castles, in which as well as the defensive
architecture of Turégano and Castilnovo we can visit the
towns with a strong medieval flavour of Fuentepelayo and Sepúlveda.
The Natural Park of las Hoces del Río Duratón and
its church of Santiago will show us exceptional landscapes. And
to get closer to popular architecture, nothing better than travelling
the Route of the Mountain Villages.
Any point in the province is a good place to try Segovian cusine. La Granja broad beans, Castilian soup (made from garlic and bread) and roast lamb and suckling pig, are added to "calderetas" (meat stews) and game dishes. Cantimpalo spicy sausage is well known as is ponche Segovian (a typical cake). Designation of Origin wines from the Ribera del Duero will accompany these delicious dishes.
Source: Web server of Instituto de Turismo de España, TURESPAÑA.