Segovia on a budget

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Segovia's old city sits on a narrow ridge between the Eresma and Clamores valleys, and the budget accommodation clusters along its length rather than spreading into the plains below. The Roman Aqueduct anchors the eastern approach, the Alcázar guards the western tip, and the cathedral fills the high ground between them. Three neighborhoods divide the walking city into distinct stays: El Sotillo catches the modern traffic below the Aqueduct's arches, Las Canongías tucks into the quiet lanes beneath the Alcázar's walls, and San Justo holds the middle ground near the cathedral plaza. Nightly rates run from $61 to $75 across the picks below, and the old city is small enough that any two of these areas connect in a comfortable walk. The choice is less about access and more about which end of the ridge you want to wake up on. Mornings below the Aqueduct start with tour buses; mornings near the Alcázar start with birdsong from the valley. The cathedral quarter splits the difference, louder by day and quieter than either end after the restaurants close. Segovia does not reward staying outside its walls; the inventory worth booking sits inside or just below them.