The guides say that the old city of Segovia, just North West of Madrid, is one of the most impressive cities in Spain, and they are right. We stayed in the city campsite, which is nice, and took the local bus into town. But the heavens opened up before we got off in the city and we had a major thunderstorm with torrential rain and lightening. The streets emptied as everyone took cover from the rain. We waited for it to pass over and admired the fantastic Roman Aqueduct, which crossed to the old city right in front of our shelter.
We walked the now wet old streets and visited the impressive cathedral. It was a bit cold, but we found a warm and friendly bar to have some Tapas and a drink in, before setting off back to the campsite. All that evening, we could see the thunderstorm and lightning continuing in the hills towards Madrid.
The next day we drove the short road South West to Avila, which is a medieval hill top town with a complete city wall. We stopped there for lunch and walked around part of the turreted wall and old town. In the afternoon we drove on to Salamanca, which would be our most Westerly point on this trip and where we would meet my Spanish friend Ignacio.
On the campsite, when it still was nice and sunny....
After the thunderstorm, in town.
The Cathedral of Segovia.
Incredibly high ceilings inside.
Avilá with its wall.
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