Segovia Campervan Area

What it is

Segovia City Council has a service area for campervans on Calle Campo Azálvaro, in the Comunidad de Ciudad y Tierra district, next to the bullring (postcode 40005). It is public and free, has 10 pitches and allows a maximum stay of 72 hours. The Junta de Castilla y León includes it in its official list of campervan service areas.

It is not a campsite: it is a marked car park with a service point, meant for spending a night or two and seeing the city on foot. The Aqueduct is a little over a kilometre away in a straight line, and from there you climb up to the old town.

Services

The service point has:

• A drinking-water tap.
• A drain for emptying grey water, from the bathroom and kitchen.
• A drain for emptying black water, from the chemical toilet.
• A rubbish bin.

The council's information sheet does not include electricity or showers. If you need them, the alternative is Camping Acueducto, on the La Granja road, paid and with full services.

Rules

The council publishes these rules of use:

• You may not park outside the marked space, on pain of a fine.
• You may raise the roof and open windows, as long as it does not disturb anyone or take up more than your pitch.
• You may level the vehicle with chocks.
• You may not put out chairs, tables, barbecues, awnings, washing lines or stabiliser legs.
• When filling and emptying, do not spill liquids outside the drain.
• It is forbidden to empty water or chemicals in the street or sewer and to wash the vehicle.
• Leave the pitch clean and free of waste when you go.

Practical tips

With only ten pitches, at weekends, long weekends and in summer it fills up early: arrive early or have a plan B. The council publishes on its website a PDF map showing where the area is. For questions, write to [email protected] or drop by the Visitor Reception Centre, beside the Aqueduct.

With the campervan parked, the plan is to walk: the Aqueduct, the Cathedral and the Alcázar link up in a morning's stroll. If you stay longer, go down to the Eresma Valley and the Vera Cruz. Do not take the campervan into the old town: it has restricted traffic and narrow streets.