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Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Segovia in Castile-Leon. It is situated about an hour north of Madrid, at 40°57′N 4°10′W. 54,945 people live in the municipality of Segovia.

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The old city is spectacularly situated atop a long, narrow promontory. It contains a wealth of monuments, including the cathedral, a famous ancient Roman aqueduct, the Alcázar, and various churches built in the Romanesque including San Esteban, San Martin, and San Millan. The old city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Alcázar, or castle-palace, is perched at the tip of the promontory and towering over the countryside below. Its fairy-tale spires and facade influenced stongly Walt Disney's design of the castle in i which has been adopted as the logo of the Disney Corporation. It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt in the early 15th century and its Moorish influence is visible only in some interior details. In 1862 a fire destroyed much of the structure, causing it to be rebuilt about two decades later in a more Romanesque than the original building, giving it the 'too-good-to-be-true' castle appearance of a Spanish Neuschwanstein.

The aqueduct that stands at the entrance of the historic section of Segovia was built at the end of 1st to early 2nd century CE by the Romans during their occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. The aqueduct has become a symbol of the city. It was originally constructed in order to bring water from the Frio River to the city about 18km away, which required it to stretch from the Sierra de Guadarrama to the walls of the old town. Its main part consists of 166 arches, supported by 120 pillars, which cover a distance of 1km (0.6mi). It is made of 20,400 large, rough-hewn granite blocks, joined without mortar or clamps. Its maximum of 28.1m (100.53ft) is found at the plaza of Azoguejo. A raised section of stonework in the center once had an inion. Today only the holes for the bronze letters survive.

The Cathedral of Segovia stands in the city's central plaza. Constructed by architect Juan Gil de Hontanon in the late Gothic between 1522 and 1577, it is widely considered Europe's last great Gothic cathedral.

Owing to these famous monuments, Segovia is a very popular tourist destination, especially as a day-trip from Madrid.

The city of Segovia has recently renovated its urban transportation services, providing trips between the various districts of the city and including a nighttime service. For more information regarding these services: http: