Salamanca to Zamora
A motorway leads from Salamanca to Zamora but we decided on a quieter road via Ledesma.
A last evening in Salamanca
We coped with the AirBnB, had a fabulous stay in the town, and spent a last evening in Salamanca to enjoy the lights and share the evening ‘buzz’. Salamanca at night Building are lit up and people are happy to … Continued
Huerta de Calixto y Melibea
The Huerta de Calixto y Melibea is a lovely little garden on the walls of Salamanca, round the corner from the cathedrals.
University of Salamanca
The University of Salamanca dates from 1218 and today the lucky students can work, live and ‘be’ all over this beautiful town.
The Old Cathedral in Salamanca
The Old Cathedral in Salamanca is joined to the New Cathedral and you really need a lot of time, and several visits, to take it all in. I could easily return.
The New Cathedral of Salamanca
The two cathedrals of Salamanca are perhaps the main reason tourists visit the town and so we braced ourselves for crowds of people. You enter the complex – the two cathedral are joined – through the New Cathedral of Salamanca
Las Duenas in Salamanca
The Convent of Las Duenas in Salamanca is a closed order, but the cloister is open to the public. It is a charmingly unexpected place and it is well worth a visit.
Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca
The Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca1 is a remarkable Dominican monastery just outside the walls, and down the road from the Cathedrals.
The first day in Salamanca
On the first day in Salamanca we had two priorities: food and information. And so we set off up the hill with a slightly heavy heart to find the market and the tourist office.
Ciudad Rodrigo to Salamanca
After five very enjoyable nights in the Paradore of Ciudad Rodrigo we were on the road from Ciudad Rodrigo to Salamanca.