Salamanca. Tormes River

Friendly Salamanca: With a population of 170,000, it's a safe and peaceful city. You can placidly travel through the city from edge to edge in 30 minutes. The people are open and friendly to travelers. From the words of Cervantes, who knew the city well, "Salamanca enchants the will because once you have experienced its placid character, you have to go back".

Collegiate Salamanca: Salamanca, in the past called "the castilian Athens" and "the little Rome", has three universities with more than 40,000 students. The public university was founded in 1218. This tradition has been vividly maintained for you can find many libraries, theaters, cinemas and art exhibitions. Students have also many opportunities for leisure. The city does not close at night because student activity is always alive. In the early hours of daylight one can continue the "movida" in bars and clubs, listening to "la tuna" on the terrace or tranquilly walking along the illuminated monuments.

Salamanca Old University

Monumental Salamanca: Declared "Human Heritage City" by UNESCO,  Salamanca possesses a variety of historic buildings unique in the world.  The rock of Villamayor with its unmistakable hues, has given origin to the famous expression, "Salamanca, ciudad dorada."  Of special interest are the magnificent Plaza Mayor, the two cathedrals and innumerable convents, palaces, and churches.

Humanist Salamanca: From the "Cantigas de Alfonso X el Sabio", passing through the famous author of the first Spanish grammar, Nebrija and authors Fray Luis de León, Fernando de Rojas, Garcilaso, the anonymous author of Lazarillo, Góngora, Espronceda, to Unamuno, Carmen Martín Gaite and Torrente Ballester, among many others, Salamanca has always been closely related to Spanish language, philosophy and literature. 

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