Spain > Castile and León > Salamanca
Salamanca
N 40°57.56', W 5°40.143'
2014-09-19
http://www.salamanca.es/en/
Our rating: 7.80
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Salamanca stands apart from the main tourist destinations of Spain and has less tourists then popular cities. The main attraction is the entire old city, which in 1985 was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We flew over the city a little bit, that is the photo from above.
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
We lived in a hotel Puente Romano de Salamanca (booking.com ). It is conveniently located, just outside the Roman Bridge, so in the evening you can stroll along the promenade and see the evening city. We took a room on the top floor with a large terrace which overlooking the cathedral
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Somewhere outside the city was a thunderstorm, so we were lucky to see a rainbow, which fell straight to the cathedral.
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Another photo, this time from the street. You can see also perfectly preserved Roman bridge.
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
In the evening sun illuminates the old town.
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Cathedral in Salamanca consists of the Old Cathedral and New Cathedral. They stand side by side, so it seems that this is one cathedral. Upstairs there is an observation deck, be sure to go upstairs, way up is quite interesting.
University courtyard ©Yuriy Buriak
Cathedral of Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Cathedral of Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Cathedral of Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
From the top opens fantastic view of the square Plaza de Anaya, the old town and the university's Cathedral.
View of the Plaza de Anaya and university Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
The University of Salamanca is located to the left on the previous photo. It was founded in 1254 and is one of the oldest in Europe. Walk around the streets of the old town and find university courtyards.
Monument to Luis de Leon in front of the western facade of the University ©Yuriy Buriak
University courtyard ©Yuriy Buriak
University courtyard ©Yuriy Buriak
Old town
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
University Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Traditional Spanish shop
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Customer :)
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
The main square, Plaza Mayor, decorated (1729-1733) in the Baroque style.
The main city square Plaza Mayor ©Yuriy Buriak
The main city square Plaza Mayor ©Yuriy Buriak
The main city square Plaza Mayor ©Yuriy Buriak
At night, take a stroll on the promenade, which offers a great view of the the old town.
Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Cathedral of Salamanca ©Yuriy Buriak
Several maps of Salamanca.
Map of Salamanca ©@
Map in PDF can be downloaded here .
Description to the map of Salamanca ©@
Tourist map of Salamanca ©@
Getting to Salamanca Salamanca Airport serves only domestic flights. Airline Air Nostrum flies daily to Barcelona. The closest airport with international flights is in Valladolid (130 km), where flying Ryanair. From Madrid is easy to come by train (http://www.renfe.com ) and bus (http://www.avanzabus.com ).
Tags, Spain: bridge , cathedral , city , observation deck Tags, all countries: bridge , cathedral , city , observation deck
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.80
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help