Alcázar de Segovia

Today: Real Alcázar de Segovia, Segovia

Place: Segovia
Kind: Castle
Built: c. 1570 to 1587
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

A fortress and royal palace on the rock between the Eresma and Clamores rivers, recorded from the 12th century and built in large part under the Trastámara; the tower of Juan II dates from 1440 to 1465. The slate spires that give it its present silhouette are from Felipe II, who married Ana de Austria there in 1570, and in 1587 Francisco de Mora completed the main garden and other parts of the castle. A fire in 1862 destroyed the ceilings of the state rooms, which were rebuilt; it is now a museum and the General Military Archive, and the rooms and the tower can be visited.

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