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Segovia sightseeing with local guide including inside visit of the Alcázar.
· You need cash for entrances in Segovia. There is an ATM in the ticket hall, but better to come prepared.
· Most itineraries include a local guide in Segovia but check just in case.
· You are required to call the Alcazar at least 48 hours in advance to confirm your group number and expected time of visit
· You will need a copy of your rooming list for the ticket office of the Alcazar.
· There are toilets at the tourist office if they are working….. There are also plenty of cafes on Calle Juan Bravo for drinks/rest stop. There are plenty of toilets at the Alcazar too.
· Bear in mind that it takes approx 30 minutes to walk your group from the Plaza del Azoguejo to the Alcázar
Segovia – visit with TM
The drop off point in Segovia is the Aqueduct. However, if you are told otherwise, the drop off point will be the bus station. We have included both sets of information so you are prepared for both cases.
A – Bus Station – bus drop-off point
B – Plaza Mayor & Cathedral
C – Alcazar
D – Calle de San Valentino & Paseo de los Tilos
E – Roundabout in front of bus parking – bus pick-up point
Aqueduct Drop Off
The tourist office in this Plaza (on the right hand side with the Aqueduct at your back) has lovely pictorial maps for a small charge if anyone in your group is interested. If you are stopping for lunch, there are good lunch places around the Plaza del Azoguejo. Give your group time for lunch and the meet again in the Plaza.
Continue to the Alcázar. Ensure that your group are all together while you pay the entrances in the ticket office next to the Alcázar – they might ask you for your rooming list Lead group in (toilets are on right as you enter). English pamphlets are available, distribute one between two. At the end of the tour, allow your group time to climb to the top of the tower if they would like to do so.
Meet everyone back in the Plaza Mayor and walk the group down to the Aqueduct. Allow time for a bathroom break in the tourist office and call your driver and arrange a pick-up time. Buses cannot wait outside the Aqueduct, so please make sure you allow plenty of time for the stop and arrange a meeting time accordingly.
Bus Station Drop Off
The bus drops you off at the main bus station. From here, lead your group up the Avenida de Fernandez Ladreda and into the Plaza del Azoguejo. You will see the aqueduct straight ahead. The tourist office in this plaza has lovely pictorial maps for a small charge if anyone in your group is interested. If you are stopping for lunch, there are good lunch places around the Plaza del Azoguejo.
Continue to the Alcazar. Ensure that your group are all together while you pay the entrances in the ticket office next to the Alcazar – they might ask you for your rooming list Lead group in (toilets are on right as you enter). English pamphlets are available, distribute one between two. After the Alcazar visit, allow your group to climb to the top of the tower if they would like to do so. Arrange a rendezvous time.
From the garden, you will take another route back down to meet the bus, which is parked in a different parking lot than the bus station. Upon leaving the Alcazar gardens, take the road furthest on your right – Ronda de Juan II. This road changes names to Calle de San Valentin and the Paseo de los Tilos and the photo ops are great. At the end of Paseo de los Tilos make a right onto Calle del Puente Sancti-Spiritu (gardens/river on your right). This leads you to a round-about and the bus parking lot is just on the other side of the round-about.
A – Aqueduct & Tourist Office
B – Plaza Mayor & Cathedral
C – Alcazar