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PLANO 1 PLAZA DEL AZOGUEJO PLAZA MAYOR
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PLAZA DEL AZOGUEJO
- PLAZA MAYOR The first one begins in the Aqueduct. Once you have admired it from the Azoguejo Square. we suggest that you go along Cervantes Street, which is better known as Real Street and that connects the Main Square to the Azoguejo. This street is for pedestrian use only and features a wide variety of shops. The first monument that we find is the one called "La Casa de los Picos" (House of the Bills) because of the decoration on its walls. Nowadays it is the School of Arts and Trades and inside you can see exhibitions featuring works by the teachers and students of the school. The palace of the Conde Alpuente is in the next square, here we find the Office of the Promotion Service of the Board of Castilla and León. The walls and the windows have a rich sgraffito decoration. Near this palace we can see the Alhondiga, where we find the Municipal Archives which are an exhibition room. As we walk along the Real Street, we arrive at the square of San Martín which has two levels connected by steps. There are several Renaissance houses in the square, the Torreón de Lozoya being the most representative of them. As we go up the steps we can see the statue of Juan Bravo, a famous Comunero from Segovia, made by Aniceto Marinas, a local sculptor. These steps also feature two sphinxes, known as the sirens (Sirens Square); in front of them we can see "La Casa del siglo XV", whose facade dates from the fifteenth century, it is a shop an art gallery. The Romanesque Church of San Martín is also in this square; next to it, as we go towards the Main Square, we find the Public Library and Provincial Historical Archives, built in the seventeenth century, which used to be the local jail. Our next stop along Real Street is the Corpus Square, where we can see the Corpus Church, which used to be the Main Synagogue of the city; nowadays it is a convent. The Judería Vieja Street connects this Synagogue to the site of another synagogue. Walking strait ahead along Real Street, we arrive at the Main Square where we can see the Cathedral, the Town Hall, Juan Bravo Theater and the Church of San Miguel, where Princess Isabel was proclamed Queen of Castilla. In front of the Cathedral we see the palace of the Marqués del Arco, which has one the best Renaissance patios in the city. |
