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Pauline ROUQUETTE

Total eclipse plunges Spain’s Segovia into darkness for 59 seconds of wonder (4/4)

Kelly, Elsa and Yago observe the total solar eclipse from the top of Segovia's cathedral on August 12, 2026
Kelly, Elsa and Yago observe the total solar eclipse from the top of Segovia's cathedral on August 12, 2026. © Pauline Rouquette, FRANCE 24

From our special correspondent in Segovia – A total solar eclipse on Wednesday plunged Spain’s Segovia into daytime darkness for 59 seconds. Perched high up on the city's iconic cathedral bell tower, locals and visitors from and wide watched, in awe, as the moon’s shadow blotted out the sun.

There are rare occasions in life when time is seemingly suspended by an extraordinary event, unleashing a whirlwind of emotions that, in the moment, transform us.

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