What to see in Salamanca: 10 must-sees
The top 3 according to 98 votes from people: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca · Old Cathedral · University of Salamanca. (Updated Apr 21, 2024.)
The golden city, a World Heritage Site since 1988: square, university, cathedrals and corners recommended by the guides.
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Top 10
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Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
18th-century Baroque square by the Churriguera brothers, considered one of the most beautiful in Spain.
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Old Cathedral
12th-century Romanesque cathedral with Dello Delli's great 53-panel altarpiece.
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University of Salamanca
Founded in 1218; visitors hunt for the famous frog on its Plateresque façade.
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Casa Lis – Art Nouveau and Art Deco Museum
Modernista mansion with stained glass on the old wall and a collection of dolls and chryselephantine sculptures.
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New Cathedral
Gothic and Plateresque cathedral with the astronaut carved on the Puerta de Ramos.
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6
House of Shells
Gothic mansion covered in over 300 scallop shells, now a library.
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Garden of Calixto and Melibea
Romantic garden by the old wall, inspired by La Celestina.
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Ieronimus (cathedral towers)
Route through the cathedral towers and roofs with views over the city.
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9
Roman Bridge
Bridge over the Tormes with the classic view of the cathedrals.
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10
La Clerecía
Jesuit Baroque church with towers you can climb (Scala Coeli).
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Convent of San Esteban
Dominican convent with a spectacular Plateresque façade.
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Patio de Escuelas
Square facing the university façade, with the statue of Fray Luis de León.
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Comments (7)
La Casa Lis con sus vidrieras, precioso museo.
La Plaza Mayor de Salamanca iluminada de noche es la más bonita de España.
Ieronimus, subir a las torres de la catedral, vistas espectaculares.
Buscad la rana en la fachada de la Universidad, que trae suerte 🐸
Y el astronauta de la Catedral Nueva, que lo pusieron en la restauración de 1992.
El Huerto de Calixto y Melibea, romántico total.
Salamanca es la ciudad más bonita de Castilla, que lo sepáis.