SEGOVIA

Segovia is well known for the magnificent aqueduct bridge in the centre of town, one of the largest and best preserved in the Roman empire. The Roman aqueduct channel of Segovia has a total length of 15 km from its source in the mountains to the Alcazar 

The Aqueduct of Segovia was built during the second half of the 1st century A.D. under the rule of the Roman Empire and supplied water from the Frío River to the city into the 20th century.

The aqueduct obtained its water not from springs, but from a small river in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Although the Romans favoured springs for aqueduct water because the risk of contamination is less, this is not everywhere possible because of the local geology.

The remaining portion of the structure stands 28.5 meters tall at its maximum height and nearly 6 additional meters deep in the main section.The pillars and arches of its tall, two-story arcades are made of solid blocks of stone fit closely together with little or no mortar.

The Aqueduct of Segovia remains one of the most intact Roman aqueducts in Europe.