Signature experience — Segovia
Coca castle and Cuéllar
Duration
Full day
Price
From €620
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Stone meets brick, ramparts meet pinewoods: Old Castile lays out military architecture you can read like a manual. Some 55 km northwest of Segovia, Coca Castle stacks polygonal towers above a dry moat, all mudéjar brick wrapped around a Roman-concrete core built for the Fonseca family c.1473. Farther on, Cuéllar shows crenellated walls and the Alburquerque dukes’ alcázar. Here you see how the medieval frontier hinged on the Voltoya and Cega valleys, well away from the Alcázar lines in Segovia.
Logistics stay easy: hotel pickup in Segovia, Mercedes on standby all day, timing left flexible. Your driver handles the road while you tour the parade court, climb the wall-walks, then slip into Cuéllar’s cave-cellar bodegas for a glass of Rueda Verdejo. Figure 45 minutes to Coca, another 25 to Cuéllar, and a late-day return with a quick stop at Zamarramala’s medieval bridge if the light turns golden.
Your itinerary
- I
09:00 — Depart your Segovia hotel via CL-605 northwest to Coca (45 min).
- II
10:00 — Tour Coca Castle: courtyard, keep, upper gallery and wall-walks (1h15).
- III
12:15 — Drive to Cuéllar, lunch by Plaza Mayor, then alcázar and ramparts (2h30).
- IV
16:00 — Return to Segovia with a photo stop at Zamarramala’s medieval bridge (arrive ~17:15).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French-speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E or V-Class
- ✓ Hotel pickup
- ✓ Waiting time at sites
Your chauffeur’s tip
Coca Castle guided entries often start on the half-hour; aim for a slot before 11:00 to dodge school groups, then save Cuéllar for the afternoon when the ramparts quiet down.
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