The stone of Segovia’s buildings talks. On one of the gothic pinnacles of the old Santa Cruz la Real convent there’s an eagle with two heads. This symbol was brought to Spain by Philip the Fair, the consort of Queen Juana I. It was the symbol of the Spanish Empire of the House of Austria. If you know how to look properly, the stone used to build Segovia tells stories of past centuries…

4 December, 2015