Segovia - Plazuela San Martín 
From Casa de los Picos in Segovia, Calle Juan Bravo, lined by shops, bars and restaurants, leads to the picturesque little Plazuela de San Martín (on the right, above the street). In the center of the square is a fountain, with two figures of mermaids. From the steps up to the square, to the west, can be seen a house with a four-arched gallery between two larger houses. This was the birthplace of Juan Bravo, one of the leaders of the rising of the Comuneros. To the left is the massive Torreón de los Lozoya (16th century).
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Plazuela San Martín
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San Martín
The Plazuela San Martín takes its name from the 12th century Romanesque church of San Martín. This has pillared Romanesque galleries on the north, south and west sides which have richly carved capitals with floral motifs and Biblical scenes. The Gothic Capilla de Herrera contains tombs of the Herrera family, and the Capilla Mayor has a fine recumbent figure of Christ by Gregorio Fernández. There is a valuable church treasury. Adjoining the church is the old Prison.
