We were up early for our 6:15 taxi to catch our 7:12 train to Segovia. Taxi drivers are confident drivers and seem to get us to our destination in a hurry so we probably could have waited another 15 minutes to book our taxi, but when traveling on a reserved train – I don’t like to take chances…

Because of our early departure there was no coffee at the hotel. And upon arrival at the train station we were the first to arrive, even before staff! So no coffee. 

The first train arriving at the station was headed for Santander and was a small local train with no food service visible. I was fairly certain our train would be different since there was quite a crowd gathering on the platform. Thank goodness I was right. We have a train with 8 cars and a cafe car. I’m happy now.

We arrived in Segovia after 3.5 hours passing through some beautiful countryside. Grabbed a taxi waiting in line and arrived at our hotel 15 minutes later. Most of the old center is pedestrians only so there are a limited number of streets cars can drive. It makes walking around easier however you still have to watch out for those people that stop right in front of you to look at their phones…

Segovia is a beautiful very old city…

Segovia was a charming city with centuries of history. It is definitely worth a visit if you are looking for a Spanish destination near Madrid.

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