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Most visited places
➤ Salamanca is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988 and stands out for its monuments and for its University, the oldest in the country. The city has a large number of monuments and sights to see, but in turn, practically all of them, can be visited on foot, without having to take public transport or your own vehicle.
THE CATHEDRALS (LAS CATEDRALES)
In the heart of the city an architectural ensemble stands out above the rest, for their magnificent dimensions, their beauty and their harmony the cathedrals of Salamanca, The New Cathedral and the Old Cathedral, are a constant reference when you walk through the streets of the city.
MAJOR SQUARE (PLAZA MAYOR)
To say "The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca" is not only to say that it is an emblem of this beautiful city, but a representation of the Baroque style and the most significant expression of this incomparable Tormesine villa: Dreaming, feeling, self-absorption in this square, is a privilege of the walker.
HOUSE OF THE SHELLS (CASA DE LAS CONCHAS)
The House of Shells hides a magical treasure in one of its shells. Its history is as wonderful as this legend and its beauty even more. Unique in its style and conception as a stately home.
UNIVERSITY FACADE (FACHADA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD)
The Facade of the University of Salamanca, currently the dean of the universities of Spain, is considered a great masterpiece of Plateresque style. It is undoubtedly one of the architectural wonders of Salamanca and represents all the power, wisdom and history of the University of Salamanca. According to a student tradition, if you want to pass the exams easily you have to see first the Frog on the Façade of the University.
THE CLERECIA
The Royal Clerecía or Colegio del Espíritu Santo, popularly known as La Clerecía of Salamanca is a work financed by kings Philip III and Margaret of Austria, in the early seventeenth century, whose destiny was to train seminarians to spread faith throughout the world.
LIS HOUSE (Art Deco y Art Nouveau museum)
Although at first Lis House was built as a family home, since 1995 it houses the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, thanks to the transfer of 19 collections of art objects (in total about 2500 pieces) by the antiquarian Manuel Ramos Andrade. To these, new pieces acquired by the museum have been incorporated.
CONVENT OF SAINT ESTEBAN (Dominicos)
St. Stephen's Convent is a convent belonging to the Order of Preachers or Dominicans.
The Dominican friars arrived in Salamanca in the 13th century, shortly after the University was founded.
At first they settled outside the city walls, next to the Tormes river, but this first convent was destroyed by a flood in 1256.
That same year, the bishopric granted them a plot of land within the city walls, on which they built a new convent, of which there are hardly any remai... more
CALIXTO AND MELIBEA ORCHARD (HUERTO DE CALIXTO Y MELIBEA)
The Orchard of Calixto and Melibea is a small landscaped space on the city wall that has beautiful views of the Cathedrals and the banks of the Tormes. It is located in the place where it is believed that Fernando de Rojas set the meeting place of the protagonists and scene of the tragic outcome of the famous novel La Celestina.
CLAVERO TOWER (Torre del Clavero)
The Clavero Tower was built in the 15th century as part of the Palace of Don Francisco de Sotomayor, who was Clavero Mayor of the Order of Alcantara (the person in charge of guarding the keys to the fortresses and the Order's archive). From this distinction comes the name by which the tower is known.
