Gate of the Alcazar of Segovia |
Fernando VII reigned briefly in 1808, then again 1813-1833 |
This outer gate leads to the gardens in front of the castle |
Cloud blocks out the sun with the Torre de Juan II |
Eastern view of the Alcázar of Segovia with the Tower of John II of Castille |
Narrow southern end of the Tower of John II |
Torre de Juan II, named after the Castilian king who had it built (r. 1406-1454) |
Northeast corner tower |
Massive keep , the New Tower, now named Torre de Juan II after its builder |
Lion over the gate to the Alcazar |
The deep chasm of the dry moat from the bridge leading into the Alcázar |
The Alcázar has a long history starting with the Romans |
Today's stone castle replaced earlier wooden fortifications starting under Alphonso VIII (1155-1214) |
The first courtyard - Patio de Armas |
The Torre de Juan II from the first courtyard |
I should have gone up the tower first - didn't realize there was a big storm brewing |
The first courtyard - Patio de Armas and the Tower of John II |
The western tower from Terraza de Reyes |
Garden below the Terraza de Reyes, Alcázar |
Western end of the Alcázar of Segovia |
The second courtyard, Patio del Reloj |
The archway linking the two courtyards of the Alcázar |
Getting ready to climb the tower |
View of the Alcázar of Segovia from the Tower of John II |
Alcázar from Torre de Juan II |
Alcázar from Torre de Juan II |
Storm clouds building |
I waited hoping for a break in the clouds to light up the cathedral for me, but it was getting towards closing time |
Dark clouds from the top of the Torre de Juan II, Alcázar |
Dark clouds from the top of the Torre de Juan II, Alcázar |
Looking west from the Tower of John II |
The Alcazar from the top of the tallest tower |
Rain in the distance |
A break in the clouds, maybe I'll get lucky |
Stormy skies over Segovia |
The view of the city of Segovia from the top of the Alcazar |
Detail of the small turrets around the Tower of John II |
An inscription referring to the Revolution of 1936 |
Alcázar of Segovia |
The pointed towers were added by King Philip II (r. 1554-1598) |
Alcázar of Segovia seen from the garden |
Panoramic view of the eastern face of the Alcázar of Segovia |
"Alcázar" comes from the Arabic word for palace, Al-Qasr (القصر) |
Isabella I was crowned Queen of Castile y León in Segovia in 1474 |
Alcázar of Segovia |
After the kings moved to Madrid, the Royal Artillery School used the palace 1762-1862 |
A Los Capitanes de Artilleria D. Luis Daoiz y D. Pedro Velarde La Nación Espańola. |
To the Artillery Captains Don Luis Daoiz and Don Pedro Velarde from the Spanish Nation |
Monument erected by Alfonso XIII in 1908 |
The Captains, former students of the Alcázar Artillery School, started the revolt against the Napoleonic invasion in 1808 |
Artillery Monument, Alcazar Gardens |
Clio, Goddess of History |
Ornate fixture in the Alcazar Gardens |
Dragon-shaped lighting fixture, Alcazar Gardens |
Real Laboratorio de Chimia, part of the Royal Artillery School |
French chemist Louis Proust directed the Royal Chemistry Laboratory |
East face of the Alcazar of Segovia dominated by the Torre de Juan II |
Panoramic view of the Alcazar of Segovia |
Panoramic view of the Alcazar of Segovia |
Alcazar of Segovia |
Puerto de Santiago, Segovia |
For good views of the exterior, head outside of the old town |
Torre de Juan II, Alcazar of Segovia |
View from the north, Alcazar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Walking along Calle de San Marcos beneath the Alcazar |
View of the Alcazar from San Marcos |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
View of the Alcazar from the Iglesia de la Vera Cruz |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia from San Marcos |
Alcázar of Segovia |
The best views of the Alcazar are from a park near the river off Ctra de Arevalo |
I'll have to come back on a blue sky afternoon |
Alcazar of Segovia rising above the trees with a stormy sky |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia from the riverside park |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Dark and stormy evening, Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
An interesting cave beneath the Alcazar's northwestern point |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia with a dark sky, late afternoon |
Alcázar of Segovia with a dark sky, late afternoon |
Alcázar of Segovia through the trees |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia from along the Camino de la Cuesta de los Hoyos |
Camino de la Cuesta de los Hoyos circles around the western and southern sides of the Alcazar |
Alcazar with a stormy sky, Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
I didn't manage to catch the lightning |
Alcazar in the rain |
Alcázar of Segovia, stormy evening |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia from the southwest, Camino de la Cuesta de los Hoyos |
Alcázar of Segovia through the trees |
The Alcazar was built on a natural rocky outcropping |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
South face of the Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
Alcázar of Segovia |
There are nice hiking trails above the main road to the south |
Alcazar of Segovia |
Alacazar, Segovia |
Alacazar, Segovia |
Alacazar, Segovia |
Gate to the Alacazar, Segovia |