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48 verified places and 172 missions to truly experience Salamanca. Must-sees: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, Old Cathedral of Salamanca, New Cathedral of Salamanca, Casa de las Conchas. Best known for: Culture, Food & drink, Nature.
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CulturePlaza Mayor of SalamancaThe Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is a large Baroque square built between 1729 and 1756, presided over by the Town…CultureOld Cathedral of SalamancaThe Old Cathedral of Salamanca, dedicated to Santa María de la Sede, is a church of the 12th to 14th…CultureNew Cathedral of SalamancaThe New Cathedral of Salamanca is a monumental church built between the 16th and 18th centuries, combining…CultureCasa de las ConchasThe Casa de las Conchas is a former urban palace in Gothic and Plateresque style built between 1493 and 1517.CultureLa ClerecíaLa Clerecía is the former Royal College of the Holy Spirit of the Society of Jesus, a Baroque complex built…CultureConvent of San EstebanThe Convent of San Esteban, in the Plaza del Concilio de Trento, is a Dominican complex that combines styles…CultureRoman Bridge of SalamancaThe Roman bridge of Salamanca, also called the Puente Mayor del Tormes, crosses the River Tormes and is one…CultureMuseum of SalamancaThe Museum of Salamanca occupies the Casa de los Abarca, a palace from the late 15th century whose noble…CulturePalacio de MonterreyThe Palacio de Monterrey, in the centre of Salamanca, is one of the most representative works of the Spanish…CultureConvent of Las DueñasThe Convent of Las Dueñas is a Dominican convent for women founded in 1419 in Salamanca.CultureTorre del ClaveroThe Torre del Clavero is a 15th-century Gothic tower in the historic centre of Salamanca.CulturePalacio de AnayaThe Palacio de Anaya, opposite the cathedral complex of Salamanca, is an 18th-century Neoclassical building…CultureChurch of San Martín de ToursRomanesque church next to Plaza del Corrillo, in the heart of Salamanca's old town.CultureChurch of Sancti SpiritusThe church of Sancti Spiritus is the only vestige of the former monastery of the Order of Santiago.CultureChurch of San Juan de SahagúnThe church stands on Calle Toro with a Neo-Romanesque façade topped by a tower ending in a pinnacle.CultureChurch of San MarcosParish church of Romanesque origin next to the Puerta de Zamora, outside the historic centre.CultureChurch of Santo Tomás CantuarienseLate Romanesque church of the 12th century, with a single nave with a wooden roof and a Latin-cross plan…CultureChurch of San Julián y Santa BasilisaChurch of Romanesque origin built in 1107 and now part of Salamanca's historic centre, declared a Bien de…CultureChurch of San BenitoThe church of San Benito is a 16th-century Gothic church in the historic centre of Salamanca, a World…SportHelmántico StadiumThe Helmántico Stadium is a football ground opened in 1970, with a capacity of 17,341 spectators.Food & drinkCafé NoveltyCafé on Salamanca's Plaza Mayor opened in 1905, the oldest in the city.CultureLa Glorieta BullringThe Salamanca Bullring, known as La Glorieta, is a historic bullfighting venue opened in 1893.CultureCasa LisCasa Lis is a modernista mansion built in the late 19th century on the old stretch of Salamanca's city wall.CultureCasa Lis (Art Nouveau and Art Deco Museum)Modernista building constructed around 1905 for the industrialist Miguel de Lis, next to the city wall above…CultureMuseum of Salamanca (Casa de los Abarca)Provincial museum housed in the Casa de los Abarca Maldonado, a 16th-century Plateresque palace next to the…CultureUnamuno House-MuseumThe Unamuno House-Museum occupies the building that was the Rector's House in the historic centre of…CultureColegio Fonseca16th-century university college founded by Archbishop Alonso de Fonseca, in Renaissance style, also called…Food & drinkSalamanca Central MarketFood market of Salamanca, in the Plaza del Mercado, next to the Plaza Mayor.CulturePalacio de OrellanaThe Palacio de Orellana is on Calle San Pablo, at its corner with Calle de Jesús, and its main façade faces…NatureCampo de San FranciscoIt is Salamanca's oldest park and occupies the former orchard of the vanished convent of San Francisco el…CultureCave of SalamancaCrypt of the former church of San Cebrián, on the Cuesta de Carvajal, linked to the legend that the devil…CultureEscuelas Mayores of SalamancaThe Escuelas Mayores are the main historic building of the University of Salamanca.CultureEscuelas Menores (Heaven of Salamanca)Courtyard of the University of Salamanca with a 16th-century Plateresque doorway.CultureChurch of San PabloThe Church of San Pablo, next to Plaza de Colón, was built in the 17th century in Baroque style and…CultureChurch of San SebastiánBaroque church in Plaza de Anaya, next to the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé.CultureChurch of Santiago del ArrabalChurch founded in the mid-12th century, beside the River Tormes, at the foot of the Roman Bridge and on the…CulturePalacio de La SalinaRenaissance palace from the early 16th century, seat of the Diputación de Salamanca.CultureBishop's Palace of SalamancaResidence of the bishops of Salamanca until 1964, in Plaza de Juan XXIII, next to the cathedrals.LeisureEnrique Estevan BridgeBridge over the River Tormes in Salamanca, from which you can see the riverbed, the bank and, depending on…CultureAnaya TowerTower-shaped building in the historic centre of Salamanca, near Plaza de Colón, also known as the Torre de…CultureAir TowerThe Torre del Aire, also known as the Palace of Fermoselle or of the Four Towers, is what remains of a…CultureVerraco of the Roman BridgeStone sculpture of a bull or verraco of pre-Roman origin, associated with the Vettones, located next to the…CultureSalamanca Automobile History MuseumThe Salamanca Automobile History Museum occupies a building that was the city's first electricity production…CultureZacarías González House MuseumThe house of the Salamanca painter Zacarías González is on Calle Alarcón, in the urban centre of Salamanca…CultureChurch of San Millán (Monumenta Salmanticae)The church of San Millán, on Calle Veracruz, began as a Romanesque church and was one of the first Romanesque…CultureLazarillo de Tormes MonumentThis is a bronze group by the Salamanca sculptor Agustín Casillas, unveiled during the September fairs of…CultureCerro de San Vicente MuseumCerro de San Vicente is the westernmost of the three hills on which Salamanca stands.NatureHuerta Otea Botanical ParkPark of almost nine hectares along a kilometre of the Tormes riverbank, one of the city's spaces with the…
Frequently asked questions
What to see in Salamanca in one day?
If you only have one day, start with the essentials: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, Old Cathedral of Salamanca, New Cathedral of Salamanca, Casa de las Conchas and La Clerecía.
What can you see for free in Salamanca?
No entry fee: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca, Casa de las Conchas, Roman Bridge of Salamanca, Palacio de Monterrey, Torre del Clavero and Palacio de Anaya.