Fairytale Spanish destination just one hour from Madrid has hardly any tourists

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Spanish destination near Madrid has hardly any tourists and a 'special' feel of an evening (Image: Getty) Spain has always been a popular holiday spot for Britons with the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and Balearics usually seeing a heavy influx of UK tourists during the summer months. The notion of "hidden gem" destinations across the world has also become more appealing to tourists on the hunt for less crowded beauty spots.

There's one lesser-visited destination near the Spanish capital that's well worth a visit. Nestled among the rolling foothills of the mountains that separate the Metropolitan area of Madrid from Castile y Leon, Segovia is one of Spain’s most tempting destinations. Its historic past is easy to see in its stone and terracotta architecture, but Segovia has something more.

The city is believed to have been founded by Hercules himself, so it has quite the fairytale charm. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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