old cathedral salamanca Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/old-cathedral-salamanca Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Travel to Salamanca http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-salamanca.html http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-salamanca.html#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2017 10:38:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=227756 Travel to Salamanca SIGHTS PLAZA MAYOR. Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor, designed by Alberto Churriguera, has been called one of the most beautiful squares in Spain. Hundreds of tables ring the center, where street performers and musicians entertain and couples stroll hand in hand. Shaped from the majestic sandstone that pervades Salamanca’s architecture, the plaza appears golden under the afternoon sun or when the lights come up to collective gasps of admiration at night. Built between 1729 and 1755, the plaza contains 88 towering arches, the Ayuntamiento, and three pavilions dedicated to historical figures. The Pabellon Real, to the right of the

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]]> http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-salamanca.html/feed 0 SALAMANCA http://toursmaps.com/salamanca.html http://toursmaps.com/salamanca.html#respond Thu, 08 Dec 2016 01:55:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=227747 SALAMANCA For centuries, the gates of Salamanca (pop. 152,600) have welcomed scholars, saints, rogues, and royals. The bustling city is famed for its exquisite silver filigree and golden sandstone architecture as well as its university the oldest in Spain, and once one of the four leading lights of the world along with the universities of Bologna, Paris, and Oxford. TRANSPORTATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION Trains run from Po. de la Estacion ( 902 24 02 02) to Lisbon (6hr. 4:50am, ‚35) and Madrid (2Mhr. 5-6 per day 6am-7:50pm, ‚14). Buses run from Av. Filiberto Villalobos 71-85 (a-923 23 67 17) to:

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