Royal street, a photo from Segovia, Castilla y Leon

Photographer's Note

The Royal street is the main street of Historic Segovia and runs from the Aqueduct to the Alcázar. It is divided into the following sections: Cervantes; Juan Bravo (in memory of the Segovian community captain); Plazuela del Corpus (in which the old Main Synagogue, today the church-convent of Corpus Christi); and finally, Isabel la Católica, from where we lead into the Plaza Mayor. This street received the name of Cintería in its beginnings, as it was a dispatch of threads and tapes.

The Calle Real Segoviana, contains an interesting architectural complex dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, until the beginning of the 20th. The medieval farmhouse was typical, with up to four floors with the ground floor dedicated to commerce and, to one side, a narrow staircase, in the Muslim style, to access the houses. This urban typology is preserved today, but its original facades of poor materials were covered with sgraffito from the 19th century.

A few meters away is La Casa de los Picos, today the School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades. This interesting building is not named as a tribute to the impulse that the Presenter of the Calle Real Magazine has given to the Segovian Restaurants with his visits :-), but because one of its owners added the peaks so that it would not continue to be known for "the House of the Jew ”.

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La Calle Real, es la calle principal de la Segovia Histórica y la recorre desde el Acueducto al Alcázar. Está dividida en los siguientes tramos: Cervantes; Juan Bravo (en recuerdo del capitán comunero segoviano); Plazuela del Corpus (en la que se halla la antigua Sinagoga Mayor, hoy iglesia-convento de Corpus Christi); y por último, Isabel la Católica, desde donde desembocamos en la Plaza Mayor. Recibió dicha calle en sus inicios el nombre de Cintería, pues fue despacho de hilos y cintas.

La Calle Real segoviana, recoge un interesante conjunto arquitectónico que data desde los siglos XV y XVI, hasta comienzos del XX. Era típico el caserío medieval, de hasta cuatro plantas con el bajo dedicado al comercio y,a un lado, una estrecha escalera, al estilo musulmán, para acceder a las viviendas. Esta tipología urbana se conserva en la actualidad, pero sus fachadas originales de materiales pobres se cubrieron con esgrafiados a partir del siglo XIX.

A pocos metros está La Casa de los Picos, hoy Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos. Este interesante edificio no se denomina así como homenaje al impulso que el Presentador del Magazín Calle Real ha dado a los Restaurantes Segovianos con sus visitas:-), sino porque uno de sus propietarios le añadió los picos para que no siguiera siendo conocida por “la Casa del Judío”.

Fis2, ikeharel, holmertz, Royaldevon, jhm, mcmtanyel, COSTANTINO, PaulVDV heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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Fis2 (171823) 2021-12-02 5:03

Witaj Luis!
A very nice street, interesting architecture.
I like this scene from daily life.
Good framing and colors.
Well done my friend.
Krzysztof

ikeharel (114477) 2021-12-02 5:16

Hola Luis,
An excellent take with the view through the narrow street, typical architecture and good sight of the church bells-tower prominently above.
Tourists and local people, most of them wearing red...enliven the scene.
Buenas tardes,
Ike

holmertz (103540) 2021-12-02 5:46

Hello Luis,
Nobody could say that people wearing red clothes don't brighten a street view. Here you have several of them, but also nice buildings including the old towers in the background. The buildings on both sides frame the view perfectly and you don't seem to have had any problems to handle the probably quite strong contrasts of bright and shady parts.
Best regards,
Gert

Royaldevon (86364) 2021-12-02 7:07

Hola Luis,

This has to be opened in a New Tab to appreciate all the details at once.
Your selected viewpoint offers a fine lead between the buildings, which look tall and impressive, leading to even more impressive buildings in the b/g. The church tower looks especially grand, bathed in warm sunlight.

You were extremely fortunate to encounter so many figures dressed in red, all heading in the same direction. The make your photograph extra lively and colourful.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Silvio1953 (222779) 2021-12-02 7:17

Ciao Luis, great perspective on beautiful street, lovely composition with a lotn of people, wonderful colors, sxcelent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (116947) 2021-12-02 8:25

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepe fasade sa terasama, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa prolaznicima.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Lepa Royal street i arhitektura.
Lepo mesto za setnju.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje u novom mnesecu koji je poceo.
Paja

jmdias (116341) 2021-12-02 8:39

luis

a torre parece um gigante espiando a rua com discrição. belos detalhes da rua e de suas fachadas incluindo os pedestres.

um abraço

jorge

jhm (211738) 2021-12-02 9:19

Hello Luis,

A nice daily life picture, taken before the pandemie
Excellent street view with different visitors to the shops
Also nice frontages with balconies.
Nice composition pleasant presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

emka (158680) 2021-12-02 9:46

Hello Luis, Wonderful view of this street in Segovia. I like such streets without traffic. Nice colourful crowd. Perfect composition and colours. Very nice series from Segovia. That time no one could foresee what soon happens to the world.
Best regards MAlgo

lousat (139914) 2021-12-02 9:54

Hi Luis,this is a great walk to do inside the old Segovia,i like a lot the perspective with the towers in background,very rich and colorful composition made in the usual top quality! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

mkamionka (75015) 2021-12-02 10:21

Hola Luis,
beautiful capture of the royal street. At the end we can spot some interesting buildings appearing.
Pleasant light with the main part of the street in the shade but facades on the left are very well lit by the sunshine.
People are colorfully dressed which adds a nice touch too.
Excellent street capture,
M

mcmtanyel (69101) 2021-12-02 20:22

Hello Luis,
It is a charming street with care-free pedestrians - unaware that their world would change the following winter.
Regards,
MT

COSTANTINO (117672) 2021-12-02 22:32

Hello dear Luis
I am feeling so happy
looking at your photo
with so many people down there!!!!
thanks for your useful notes
nice timing for you taking
a photo the right timing with people
dressed in red cloths...
regards
Costantino

ifege (49297) 2021-12-02 22:41

Hi Luis
A good street come architecture photo from Segovia.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (148124) 2021-12-02 23:45

Hi Luis,
well framed with the perspective of the street and the focal point in the Bg with the tower, good management about capture between sunlight and shadows, tfs.

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-12-03 9:26

Hi Luis
You've captured the hustle and bustle and vibrancy of this busy street wonderfully well in this excellent image. I love the warm colours and the buzz
Best regards

Tue (93328) 2021-12-03 9:55

Hello Luis,
A very nice view of the street with a nice play of lights on the façades, which also lead the eye nicely towards the tower in the background. The people add a lively and pleasant mood.
Lars

PaulVDV (63440) 2021-12-05 15:04

Hello Luis,
Beautiful and colourful street scene with lots of warm tones.
Nice view of the church at the end of the pedestrian street.
I remember the Casa de los Picos. More places in Spain have buildings with unusual facades, such as the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca.
Best regards, Paul