Not to be confused with Segovia, Segobriga is a (relatively) recently excavated Roman city. It's pretty extensive and very fascinating. Out in the middle of rolling hills and farmland, it was important in the days of the Romans for mining a particular type of transparent stone which they shipped around the empire for use as windows among other things. After several days of rain, the weather was perfect on the day we visited. The ruins include:
an outdoor ampitheater
(from below)
(from above)
(to the side)
an arena:(from above)
(gladiators competing)
a public building/city hall and courtyard
baths, drains, and other miscellaneous rooms.
Not to mention the ruins of a Roman piano and an extremeley good-looking statue or two.
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