Spanish Studies in Salamanca, Spain. University Programs. Housing and living in Salamanca.

Lodging facilities

Students stay with a host family carefully selected by experts.
Other lodging modalities: apartment, shared flat.

About Salamanca

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".

Close Salamanca: 200 km from Madrid and 100 km from Portugal. Near Salamanca you will find other important cultural sites, "Human Heritage cities" (Ávila, Cáceres, Segovia and Toledo) and also natural spots with incalculable value, like the region of the Arribes del Duero, and the Sierra de Francia.

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 in the bars, cafes, pubs, discotheques, restaurants, gyms, and other sporting events.

Salamanca, by night: 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.

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.

Salamanca, center of culture: Declared "European Capital of Culture for the year 2002", today Salamanca is experiencing a great flourishing of activities and cultural artistic offerings in a renovated and cosmopolitan atmosphere.

Letra Hispánica

Letra Hispánica is an Institute of Spanish language and culture located in the well-known street "calle Libreros" in the very centre of Salamanca, near the famous site of the Old University. Our teaching philosophy is based on the old motto "enseñar deleitando" ("to teach so that learning is enjoyable"). We want each student to acquire not only a theoretical but also a practical knowledge.

We base our excellence in the effectiveness of our teaching methodology and in our students' success. Dedication and enthusiasm are our principles. Classes in Letra Hispánica are taught by native Spanish professors with University degrees, Master's, PhD's, and many years of experience in teaching foreigners.