7 reasons to choose Segovia: An extraordinary place to live
Are you yearning for a whole new way of life? A new home where you can be close to nature and get your fix of that big-city buzz whenever the fancy strikes? At The Singular Space, we’ve got seven reasons why Segovia should be top of your list as you plot your great escape.
Segovia province offers everything you need for a fresh start, just a few kilometres from Madrid and surrounded by scenes that won’t fail to inspire.
1. Segovia breathes history and culture
Thanks to its unique historic treasures, the city of Segovia is a UN World Heritage Site. Here, every turn draws us further into an intensely vivid past.
A walk around the walled city is a journey through time, where we discover the magnificent cultural legacy passed down by Celts, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and Christians.
Its astounding aqueduct, dating back to the Roman Empire, welcomes us to this enchanting Castilian city, the peaks of the Sierra de Guadarrama forming a dramatic backdrop. Comprising 167 arches, it’s the best-preserved example of Roman engineering in Spain.
Segovia’s cathedral is known the world over for its beauty. Often described as “the lady of cathedrals” on account of its slender finials and Gothic ribbed vaults, its attitude to space belongs entirely to the Renaissance, infusing it with a unique luminosity.
The Alcázar, an iconic castle with a palatial bearing, is like something from a fairytale: a charming architectural confection shaped by the varying tastes of successive monarchs and echoing with tales of palace intrigue.
As we continue our tour, we discover that both the city and province of Segovia are cloaked in the vestiges of the past: Romanesque churches, synagogues, Renaissance palaces, convents, secret gardens and patios... Strike out on the castle trail, and you’ll be rewarded with the surprising sight of walled fortresses set into the hills of this ancient landscape, the very heartland of Spain.
2. Segovia is family friendly
Segovia and its environs offer a whole range of activities to keep the family entertained. Culture, music, nature, history and special events of every description make for a calendar packed with memorable ways to enjoy this captivating region.
Make Segovia your home and you’ll discover unique festivals like Titirimundi, an international puppetry competition that brings a carnival atmosphere to the city’s theatres, public spaces and streets, with everything from traditional marionettes to avant-garde acrobatics and parades.
Events like Folk Segovia, the Segovia Music Festival and the Hay Festival are highlights of the cultural year, when the city gives itself over to a passion for music, visual arts, literature and film. Get ready to make some indelible memories.
3. Segovia is an adventurer’s paradise.
A home in Segovia is your ticket to an incomparable natural playground, where you will never run out of trails to hike and bike (like the Senda de los Pescadores or the bluff banks of the River Moros), shimmering waters to paddle in (like the River Duratón) and bridleways for a horseback adventure through picturesque villages, marshes and streams.
If it’s a shot of adrenaline you’re after, bungee jumping at Los Ángeles de San Rafael should do the trick – and give you an entirely different perspective of this remarkable landscape.
4. Segovia is for nature-lovers
Longing for a new life surrounded by greenery and fresh air? Segovia province offers some unbeatable prospects for getting back to nature, such as the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park: a biodiversity hotspot with more than 1,000 species of flora and a habitat for some fascinating birds and mammals rarely spotted elsewhere.
Choosing a home enveloped by nature, on the doorstep to the Hoces del Río Duratón National Park or the Senda de los Pescadores, is a pretty perfect way to start your new adventure.
Idyllic country homes, refurbished mills or manor houses converted for family life are just some of the treasures that await in this phenomenal natural location.
5. Segovia is a foodie’s dream
Segovia is bursting with flavour. The exquisite local cuisine includes traditional favourites like the famous cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig), judiones de La Granja (a dish made from the extra-plump broad beans for which Segovia is renowned) and ponche segoviano (a desert made from custard, cake and marzipan), but you’ll also find groundbreaking chefs intent on giving tradition a bold new twist.
You can be confident that anything that crosses your palate here will be of unsurpassable quality – an artisanal product made with the finest ingredients, from scratch and using sustainable methods.
When you live in Segovia, you too can eat like royalty.
6. Segovia’s villages are a sheer delight
Another thing that makes this province unique is its 16 lovely villages, each more ravishing than the last.
From stately hauteur to rustic charm, from the mountains to the plains, there’s a rural idyll for every taste. Villages with history, picturesque pitstops, hamlets, cattle towns, villages of stone, brick, tile... Each one is unique, drawing discerning buyers like a magnet.
Pedraza, Sepúlveda, Riaza, Ayllón, Turégano... so many extraordinary places just waiting to be discovered.
7. Segovia is connected
Just a few kilometres from Madrid, Segovia offers an unbeatable location.
The province enjoys a strategic position in the heart of Spain, bordering Valladolid to the north, Ávila to the west, Madrid to the south and Soria to the east.
Its decidedly twenty-first-century infrastructure links the city with Castille and Leon’s main urban centres, while you can be in northern Spain in three-and-a-half hours and Valencia in four.
Segovia is within your reach. Segovia is both nature and culture, a place of history and culinary adventure. Segovia is a phenomenal place to live, and The Singular Space would love to help you find the home of your dreams in this incredible region.