Spain’s Golden City: A Walk From Plaza Mayor to Salamanca Cathedral

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Salamanca audio tour: Spain’s Golden City: A Walk From Plaza Mayor to Salamanca Cathedral

This is a 1mi walking tour

It takes an average of 90 mins to complete.

Salamanca

Spain

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About the Tour

Salamanca may be small but Spain’s oldest university city has a big history. On this walking tour, I’ll show you the tiny city’s highlights and share some of its quirky – and often humorous – stories.

The tour starts in Plaza Mayor, the city’s vibrant baroque-era market square. After 30 years in this city, I continue to discover curious anecdotes and, on this tour, I’ll share a few famous ones about the square, including its bullfighting past.

At Palacio de Monterrey (Monterrey’s Palace), I’ll explain how its symmetrical features make it a fine example of Renaissance architecture. When you reach Salamanca Cathedral, you’ll hear astonishing tales of what PhD candidates went through in the early 1300s. At our tour’s final stop, the Convent of San Esteban, you’ll find out how the foundations for the current-day Gregorian Calendar were laid right here.

Along this 100-minute tour, you’ll have a chance to:

Learn how a prince’s scheme to make some extra money at university led to the legalization of prostitution in 1497
Find out where in the city famous visitors including Columbus, Charles V, Philip II, and Napoleon stayed
Find out whether the lives of students in the Middle Ages were different from modern-day students
Discover which philosophic and economic schools of thought were formulated in this small city
Salivate over a Hornazo, an exceptionally meat-forward pie that locals live for

This tour is the perfect introduction to the most important places in the city. There are lots of bars and cafes along the way for you to enjoy Jamón Ibérico (Iberian Ham), a local specialty!

It may be a small city, but you can’t imagine the history it can tell! Join me and we’ll discover it together.

Tour Producer

Salamanca Visit

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Hello, my name is Martoke Witlox and since 2012 working as a guide in Salamanca and surroundings with lots of enthusiasm. Born in the Netherlands but since1992 living in Salamanca. I came to Salamanca for a Spanish language course, and yes I met someone who is now my husband.

I have permission from the Junta de Castilla y León to work in this beautiful environment. My studies are tourism and my passion is history. This makes it really enjoyable to work in this area. My motto is: “A tour without anecdotes and humor is not a tour”. Fortunately, this region provides for all this and more.

Salamanca is a beautiful city with so much history, tales, legends, anecdotes, good food and atmosphere. What more do you want? I feel privileged to be a guide here. But happily not only Salamanca. Burgos is another gem in this no so known heart of Spain region.

Come to know the heart of Spain with me.

Preview Location

Location 13

Historical building of the university

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This building that appears to our left with its impressive Plateresque façade is the historical building of the university, built in 1415. The university started in 1218 in the cathedral, but in 1415 they built this building with the main entr... Read More

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Major Landmarks

Monterrey's palace
Iglesia de la Purísima
La Clerecía
Scala Coeli
Casa de las Conchas
Escuelas Mayores de Salamanca
Frog Salamanca
Patio de Escuelas Menores
El Cielo de Salamanca
Ieronimus Tower (Old Cathedral)
Salamanca Cathedral
Anaya Palace
Monumento a Francisco de Vitoria
Convento de las Dueñas
Convent of San Esteban

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Start location
Pl. Mayor, 23, 37002 Salamanca, Spain
Total distance

2km
Final location
Pl. del Concilio de Trento, s/n, 37001 Salamanca, Spain
Distance back to start location

473.16m

Directions to Starting Point

Start: Las Tapas de Gonzalo, Pl. Mayor, 23, 37002 Salamanca

The tour starts in front of the town hall at the main square (Plaza Mayor). You can say at the south side of the square. To the right of a big arch which is almost in the middle of the facade.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

The most important monuments we pass are all recomandable for a visit. I tell you which ones.
The towers of the clercia (private university),
Historical building of the university
Ieronimus, the tower of the cathedral (we like to keep in shape the well being of the tourist)
Both cathedrals
At the exit of the cathedrals you will find casa LIs, museum of art deco, art nouveau
If open just go inside the Anaya palace for a quick look.
We and at the Saint Esteban convent also worhtwhile.

For a break in between.
To start after a good meal, Tapas Gonzalo bar is a good starting point and anyway that is where we start.
Along the route, you can have a drink in front of the private univeristy at Al Caravan or a meal at El Bardo, typical spanish food.
The restaurant Corte y Cata good for the Iberian meat and to enjoy a sit down meal.
Next to the Anaya Palace the is the hosperderia Anaya there you can find a bar (not open in weeekends or holidays it belongs to the university). But a good place for a drink it is called Caballerizas. It has caracter.

Best time of day

The city centre is pedestrian from 11:00 hours. Never the less you can do the tour any time of the day. Even in the evening.

Precautions

In summer always take water along.

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