Salamanca

Salamanca stands apart from the main tourist destinations of Spain and has less tourists then popular cities. The main attraction is the entire old city, which in 1985 was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We flew over the city a little bit, that is the photo from above.

We lived in a hotel Puente Romano de Salamanca (booking.com). It is conveniently located, just outside the Roman Bridge, so in the evening you can stroll along the promenade and see the evening city. We took a room on the top floor with a large terrace which overlooking the cathedral


Somewhere outside the city was a thunderstorm, so we were lucky to see a rainbow, which fell straight to the cathedral.




Another photo, this time from the street. You can see also perfectly preserved Roman bridge.


In the evening sun illuminates the old town.


Cathedral in Salamanca consists of the Old Cathedral and New Cathedral. They stand side by side, so it seems that this is one cathedral. Upstairs there is an observation deck, be sure to go upstairs, way up is quite interesting.








From the top opens fantastic view of the square Plaza de Anaya, the old town and the university's Cathedral.


The University of Salamanca is located to the left on the previous photo. It was founded in 1254 and is one of the oldest in Europe. Walk around the streets of the old town and find university courtyards.






Old town












Traditional Spanish shop


Customer :)


The main square, Plaza Mayor, decorated (1729-1733) in the Baroque style.






At night, take a stroll on the promenade, which offers a great view of the the old town.




Several maps of Salamanca.


Map in PDF can be downloaded here.




Getting to Salamanca

Salamanca Airport serves only domestic flights. Airline Air Nostrum flies daily to Barcelona. The closest airport with international flights is in Valladolid (130 km), where flying Ryanair. From Madrid is easy to come by train (http://www.renfe.com) and bus (http://www.avanzabus.com).