# What to see in Salamanca: 10 must-sees

The golden city, a World Heritage Site since 1988: square, university, cathedrals and corners recommended by the guides.

- 98 votes · 12 items
- Apr 21, 2024 · Antonio Mendoza
- https://even.best/en/l/575/what-to-see-in-salamanca-10-must-sees

## Top 10

1. **Plaza Mayor of Salamanca** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — 18th-century Baroque square by the Churriguera brothers, considered one of the most beautiful in Spain.
2. **Old Cathedral** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — 12th-century Romanesque cathedral with Dello Delli's great 53-panel altarpiece.
3. **University of Salamanca** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Founded in 1218; visitors hunt for the famous frog on its Plateresque façade.
4. **Casa Lis – Art Nouveau and Art Deco Museum** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Modernista mansion with stained glass on the old wall and a collection of dolls and chryselephantine sculptures.
5. **New Cathedral** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Gothic and Plateresque cathedral with the astronaut carved on the Puerta de Ramos.
6. **House of Shells** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Gothic mansion covered in over 300 scallop shells, now a library.
7. **Garden of Calixto and Melibea** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Romantic garden by the old wall, inspired by La Celestina.
8. **Ieronimus (cathedral towers)** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Route through the cathedral towers and roofs with views over the city.
9. **Roman Bridge** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Bridge over the Tormes with the classic view of the cathedrals.
10. **La Clerecía** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Jesuit Baroque church with towers you can climb (Scala Coeli).
11. **Convent of San Esteban** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Dominican convent with a spectacular Plateresque façade.
12. **Patio de Escuelas** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Square facing the university façade, with the statue of Fray Luis de León.

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