Unravel The Magic Of Segovia, Spain - An Unmissable Day Trip From Madrid!
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2022
- A MUST DO day trip from Madrid has to be Segovia. Only a 30min train ride from the capital, this city has all the essential Spanish elements. History, food and character.
In this episode, we visit the huge Roman Aqueduct. Tour around the Alcazar castle. And try the famous dish, Suckling Pig.
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I thik it´s unbelievable that such a construction as the Aqueduct has remained almost unspoilt after so many things have happened in Spain throughout the centuries. It is really a gem.
Totally agree! So many different wars and battles and yet its perfectly intact. It shows that thoughout the centuries, such a structure was still respected and valued.
Pie and gravy my favorite
🥰 yum!
No sé si lo sabéis , pero lo más sorprendente del Acueducto de Segovia es que estuvo en funcionamiento hasta 1973 y hasta ese año estuvo abasteciendo de agua a la ciudad
Wow isn't that incredible! Something still in operation 2000yrs later!
Es muy divertido ver como ustedes, los kiwis, necesitan TOCAR la historia.
🤣🤣 we don't have much in New Zealand so being able to experience it somewhere else is very special 😊
La monarquía Hispana de las más importantes del mundo y que cambió la historia de la humanidad para siempre
This aqueduct is impressive! Can't wait to visit this!
Definitely the highlight of Segovia 👍😊
I've seen it in 2018😍💯👍
So cool right!
@@ACoupleOfKiwis yeah, it's grandiose💯
You guys know how to enjoy life, great podcasts
Gracias David 😊
Some people in Spain believe that if you step on a dog poo you'll be lucky!
Trivia: the stones of the Aqueduct do not have cement or mortar to fix them. So, it is just made out of stones!
The Alcazar is supposed to be the inspiration for Disney's Snow White Castle.
No way! Hopefully I have some luck coming my way 🤣
The aquaduct continues to amaze us!
re: Dog poo - Poor excuse to be lazy to be honest
@@Vin-og2dj re: be honest - Poor excuse to be so unwise and pretentiously funny.
Another great video. A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!!!
Love the roast pig, surprise it's not very big. Definitely can be had by 1-2 persons.
I'm surprise that Matt is not into Olives, they're so delicious. However, I have to confess, I can't stand Durians. Love the look of the glasses of Sangria that you've ordered, they look so desirable.
Here's to your next episode, if there's more. Cheers!
Kia ora Adam!
Oh Sangria... we miss it haha
Plenty more episodes to come 😊
More Sangria too hahahaha 🤣
You guys crack me up… love your sense of humor. Matt’s face was priceless when he attempted to eat an 🫒 - The only way I can eat an olive is if it comes with a vodka martini 🍸
🤣🤣 cheere Marco!
Olives!!! Yuck!
The sad thing is that they are on all the best pizzas too 😥
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Thanks so much! We love the support 👍😊
How fun! It will be a future trip for me! Love your energy! 😊
Thanks so much for tuning in! 😊
Certainly a unique city, especially for is kiwis 🤣
Cerca de Madrid , además está Aranjuez , la Granja de San Ildefonso , Chinchón , Salamanca y Cuenca y no hay en el mundo ningún sitio donde en menos de 200 km tengas tantísimas maravillas
We loved it there so much. As you said, you could travel to so many beautiful places from Madrid.
Thank you again for another beautiful video. Love it. Stay safe n God bless.
Thanks Eleanor 😊
Hope you are well 🙏
Looking at Madrid in May. cheer cheer for ya vid bro(s). Very helpful xx
Cheers for watching! 👍
Aloha again Matt & Ash! We had already planned a day trip to Segovia before I saw your video but that just confirmed it was a great decision. I did plan to spend the entire day there since it seemed it would take a full day to take sufficient time, without rushing, to tour the cathedral and castle and their towers as well as see the town and aqueduct and, of course, eat cochinillo. Can it really all be done in half a day? Mahalo!
You guys are so cute!
Hey Mark 😊
It really depends how much time you like to wander the streets and shop.
We didn't stop at any shops so had lots of spare time.
Its always best to have more time though.
@@ACoupleOfKiwis
Thank you!
Segovia Avila Cuenca o Toledo son ciudades cercanas a Madrid muy bonitas turisticas y monumentales
We went to Toledo too. Beautiful!
Te has dejado la Granja de San Ildefonso , Chinchón, Aranjuez y Salamanca no hay en el mundo ningún sitio donde en menos de 200 km tengas tantísimas maravillas
No cranes? Of course 2000 years ago Romans had cranes!!! The Roman Empire engineering is impressive, they even had these aqueducts to bring down whole mountains with water in order to extract gold ore from northern spanish mountains in current Palencia and Leon regions! There's a whole series about Roman Engineering on the TV.
Talking about modern day cranes obviously.
Me da la impresión que habéis pasado mucho calor en España. 😥
En enero 2021 se llegó en España a -40° C y con grandes temporales de nieve.
¡Habéis tenido suerte! 😉
We were very lucky with the weather! Coming from Singapore where it is always hot, it was nice to have a change in temperature, but not too cold :)
And remember, friends, the Segovia aqueduct was built stone on stone without mortar or cement... except for the upper part.
Amazing right!! 😮
As a Spaniard you miss the south guys! Sevilla and Granada are massive + cordoba is a must! :)
We know! We wanted to save those places for a summer trip oneday 😊
@@ACoupleOfKiwis Better to plan it during spring, you will find a waay better climate and more life around those cities
@@ACoupleOfKiwis As a spaniard I kind of agree with the other guy. Sevilla, Granada and Córdoba in summer are extremely hot, specially these days with the climate change (just a warning, maybe you don't mind the hot weather, but it can get pretty extreme)
Great video! Thank you for sharing. Quick question! I'll be traveling to Spain for the first time in September and we are visiting Segovia. I noticed when I booked the train ticket that it drops off pretty far away from the aqueduct (where our hotel is). Did you guys take the bus or a taxi to get from the train station to the aqueduct?
We caught the bus. It was easy to find, right outside the train station from memory.
Its an awesome day trip! Enjoy 😊
WOW!! That Aqueduct looked amazing, how the hell did they build it so high. Roast Pig Yum, olives no thanks. Great footage guys thank you. 👍😀
I know right! It was over 29m high at one point! For 2000yr old construction, that is amazing.
Yes! Say no to olives haha
Thanks for watching Paul 😊
@@ACoupleOfKiwis As Monty Python asked…what have the Romans every done for us and aqueducts were high on the list. The Pont du Gard is higher at nearly 50m…but Segovia is still the highest one actually in use isnt it?
@@timfitzmaurice537 im not actually sure if it is in use.....it is the best preserved in Spain, perhaps Europe...
@@timfitzmaurice537, it is not in use. It has not been in use for centuries.
@@ACoupleOfKiwis It was in use until 1960. In 1973 the pipe was completely removed. Finally, in the year 2000, a new pipe was installed, so it is still in use.
Acabo de ver a la primera persona del mundo que no le gustan las aceitunas
🤣🤣 I am very unique for sure!
I forgot to ask - did you order your own cochinillo or share one? They look really big! lol
We just ordered a single size each. Ash got the rib area and I got the ear 😊
A. omg! to pshots- 😯
😅 not quite sure what this means....but sure! 🤣🤣😅
SALAMANCA NEXT
😍😍 we would have loved too, but we ran out of time!
We are already planning our next trip!
🤭🤭🤭🤭🫒🫒😂😂😂😋😋😋
🤣
Most of the travelers nowadays skip the “collection" of wonderful romanesque churches in Segovia, included an octogonal misterious templar little one called _la Vera Cruz._ Pitty.
We visited a few that we didn't film. Often those churches have more importance for the local people.
@@ACoupleOfKiwis, I'm not a local but an art historian that loves medieval romansque churches.
@@robert111k awesome! 😊
What cities in Europe are best to viait for Romansque buildings?
@@ACoupleOfKiwis, If I had to choose three I would say Angouleme cathedral, France, Pisa (tower, cathedral and baptistery), Italy, and Santiago de Compostela cathedral (and a ton of churches along the _Camino),_ Spain.
@@ACoupleOfKiwis The Romanesque capital in Spain is Zamora. Impressive.
🇪🇸❌🇪🇸 simpáticos! 😁
Gracias :)
Yes and NO, don't come here for the Roman influence, as a pro photographer, the streets leading up to the Cathedral are better, BUT early, before all the tour groups from Madrid arrive, also, do it mid-week, NOT on weekends, I chase the light shards, and this works well before 9:30, as a street photographer I want minimalism, not hoards of amplified tour guides telling you what to look at, also, stay in the old city, not the cheaper fringe hotels near the Roman stuff....and if it showers or rains, MAGIC....! From an Aussie to his Kiwi mates!
Cheers mate!! 🤣
Sangria: a drink invented for and mostly drank by tourists haha
Well we are tourists 😊
I don’t like olives either 😂
Yes!!! Another ✅ for no olives 😊
Ha ha, that reminds me of when we lived in Paris where we played dog shit dodgems all the time. Is it so hard for owners to pick it up and keep their city clean? 💩
Hahaha that is a great game!! Olympics 2024?? Its in Paris.... could be a new sport!
But yeh, youre right! Its so rude to just let your dog crap and then just leave it!
I'm always surprised with the amount of dog crap that just lies in the street ALL over Europe. Every country I went to there was just dog shit everywhere. Paris and Vienna were by far the worst. It felt like every corner I'd go passed, there was fresh dog turd that no one bothered to pick up. Even on the beach in the Netherlands... dog shit on the sand! WHY?!?!?!
I was so shocked that the residents of these gorgeous cities wouldn't care enough to even bother cleaning up after their animals. Filthy!
Totally agree. I have never understood the lack of respect people have for where they live and their environment. If you own a dog, that is your responsibility.
dog`s items are all around in the streets of Spain... sad... and really disgusting if you live in Singapur...where I envy how clean it is always...
Yes something you don't see here. 🤣