Salamanca's Plaza Mayor

Salamanca , Castile-León, Spain and Canary Islands

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    Seductive With Real Refinement*

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    ... its history, its large number of medieval religious as well as academic buildings and its “Plaza Mayor” considered to be the finest in Spain, Salamanca also attracts a large number of tourists. A small word of caution though: it is helpful ...

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    Latex Gloves and Strippers

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    ... plenty of time to get there, which ended up being a bad thing - the guidebook suggested it was a 20-25 minute walk from Plaza Mayor, but it ended up taking us only about 10-12. Another hour to wait before boarding the bus ... which ended up arriving 20 ...

  • 3

    Salamanca

    ... stay. Of course, they got the last room at that place, but they recommended I check out the tourist information center in the Plaza Mayor where I was able to get a list of all the hostels in Salamanca, and their phone numbers. I recognized about 20 out ...

  • 4

    Salamanca

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    ... second oldest university in Europe. Salamanca was like a slightly larger, more lively version of GIrona, with a superior Cathedral and beautiful Plaza Mayor. The Cathedral was very strange, with a new Gothic style Cathedral, built onto the side of the ...

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    Weekend Exursion to Salamanca

    ... The next morning we all had a very filling breakfast before taking the official tour of the Plaza Mayor (largest in Spain), the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (former seminary- now a very expensive private university), the main cathedral, and ...

  • 6

    A Typical Week for the Spanish Version of Me

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    ... a walk along the river. Explore Salamanca's El Rastro (open-air flea market open only on Sundays). Get an ice cream and a sunburn in Plaza Mayor. Return home to shower and dress for a nice Italian dinner with the entire group.   * It's safe to ...

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    The excuse of the course on volcanoes...

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    ... , with long discussions after each session between us about what we had heard. The people from the Universidad of Salamanca treated us very well. And the campus was beautiful as well... In fact, it was a pity to leave... ...

  • 8

    The Most Expensive Pair of Undies Ever!!!

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    ... and I seemingly stumbled upon something new around every corner - an outdoor tapas area, a food festival, and a free concert in Plaza Mayor. But still, Salamanca has an incredible energy that makes it feel like a much bigger city than its size of just ...

  • 9

    Slipping back into student life in Salamanca

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    ... is renouned for it's inhabitants speaking the purest form of Spanish, as well as boasting the most magnificent Plaza Mayor (central square) in Spain. She was right on both counts, although, upon being dropped off by a taxi at the ...

  • 10

    Todo el mundo en tus manos:)

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    ... robi wrazenie, pelno kosciolow, katedr, klasztorow- a za wszystko trzeba zaplacic zeby zwiedzic. Najwieksze wrazenie robi Plaza Mayor- jeden z piekniejszych w calej Hiszpanii , jak nie najpiekniejszy. Caly dzien wedrowalysmy po calym miescie- nie jest ...