Plaza Mayor de Salamanca
Salamanca's Plaza Mayor, in addition to being of the summits monuments of...
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Plaza Mayor
Undoubtedly, this is one of the most stunning arcaded squares in...
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La Clerecía
Designed by Juan Gómez de Mora and begun in 1617, the church...
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Dome and towers of the Clerecía
The temple consists of a single nave and above this raises the dome. In its...
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Palacio de Anaya
Founded in 1401 by Diego de Anaya y Maldonado, the original edifice was...
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Palacio de Anaya
The Colegio Mayor is a great place to hang out and rub elbows with the local...
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Plaza de Anaya
The Plaza de Anaya is dominated by the impressive neoclassic...
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La Casa de las Conchas
The House of Shells (Casa de las Conchas) is one of the best examples of...
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Close-up of the Casa de las Conchas
The House of Shells has its name due to the façade of the house being...
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Close-up of the Casa de las Conchas
This famous Salamanca landmark is decorated with over 300 sand stone...
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Façade of new cathedral in Salamanca
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Close-up of façade of La Catedral Nueva
According to legend, those who spot the frog on one of the three...
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Calle de los Libreros
This street leads to the main façade of the University and the...
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The University
This Gothic-style structure was built on the orders of Pope Luna in the years...
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The University
To the right, as one looks at the façade, three skulls will be...
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La fachada de la universidad
Since its founding in 1218, the University of Salamanca has had illustrious...
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Fachada de la universidad - close-up
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University Entrance/Statue of Fray Luis
The University of Salamanca is considered to be the oldest in Spain...
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Monument to Lazarillo de Tormes
Lazarillo de Tormes is the protagonist of a novel written in 1554 by an...
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La Catedral Nueva, or "New Cathedral"
At the end of the 15th Century, as a result of the outstanding place...
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Houses along the River Tormes
This view toward the cathedral was taken from the entrance to the...
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Roman Bridge, or "Puente Romano"
The Roman Bridge, considered to be a product of the Roman Emperor Vespasiano,...
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Roman Bridge across the River Tormes
On "El Puente Romano", only the first 15 arches nearest to the...
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La Clerecía
The "Clerecía" of Salamanca or the Royal College of the...
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Tower of the new Cathedral in Salamanca
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Cathedral Tower
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La Catedral Nueva
Salamanca's cathedral is a prototypical example of Plateresque...
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Torre del Aire
A 15th-Century Gothic tower whose style, though medieval, has a definite...
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Church of the Sancti Spiritus
Just a block or so away from the Torre del Aire is the Church of the...
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Home in Salamanca
Calle Méjico 14-16 is the address of the the family I lived with while...
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Rúa Mayor
This very busy street, lined with shops, runs from the Plaza Mayor to the...
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Convento de San Esteban
Work on St. Stephen's Convent was begun in 1524 under the...
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Detail of Church of San Esteban
Of all the old religious sites of Salamanca, the Church of San Esteban...
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Interior of the Convento de San Esteban
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View of cathedral from San Esteban
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Torre del Clavero
Today, the Tower of the Key's Keeper remains as a testimony of...
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Bull Ring & Statue of the Bull of Lidia
The Glorieta bull ring in Salamanca was built in 1892 and officially...
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Avenida de Portugal
This is one of the many residential districts in Salamanca, lined with...
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Alamedilla Park
Alamedilla Park comprises over 25,000 square meters. The railroad marked its...
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Patio de las Escuelas Menores
The Minor Schools were built in 1428, and they house the patio seen in this...
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Entrance to the Patio de las Escuelas
This little Plateresque façade (1533) is similar to its more famous...
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La Catedral Nueva de Salamanca
Work on the magnificent Cathedral began in 1497 since the Old Cathedral was...
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La Catedral Nueva de Salamanca
This is a great postcard view of the New Cathedral in Salamanca.
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Interior of Salamanca's New Cathedral
The interior, in particular the pattern of the vaulting, the delicacy of the...
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Interior of Salamanca's New Cathedral
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Organ of new cathedral in Salamanca
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Torre del Gallo, or "Rooster's Tower"
Behind the cathedral is found one of the cosiest corners in Salamanca,...
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Altar of Salamanca's Catedral Vieja
The altarpiece of the main altar in the Old Cathedral hosts one of the most...
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"The Last Judgment" in La Catedral Vieja
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Plaza Mayor
On this day, the Plaza was decorated for a visiting dignitary from Japan.
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Plaza Mayor
Nothing was better than meeting my friends in the Plaza Mayor to go...
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Ayuntamiento, or Town Hall, of Salamanca
The original plan for the town hall side was modified by Andrés...
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Aerial view of Salamanca's Plaza Mayor
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Puente de Enrique Esteban
This view of Salamanca from the opposite bank of the River Tormes...
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Close-up of Salamanca's Cathedral
Seen from the opposite of the River Tormes, the Cathedral looms over...
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Salamanca's Cathedrals
This view from across the river shows both the old and new cathedrals of...
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Aerial view of Salamanca and Cathedral
The Plaza Mayor is toward the upper left of the photo; the apartment building...
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Aerial view of Salamanca's Cathedral
Both the new and old cathedrals are visible in the aerial view postcard shot....
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Convento de Las Dueñas
The convent was founded by Juana Rodríguez Maldonado in 1419 and was in...
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Convento de Las Dueñas
In Plaza del Concilio the Trento lays this convent of the Santa Maria de las...
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Convento de Las Dueñas
Across Calle Buenaventura from Convento de San Esteban , this is one...
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Dome of the cathedral from Las Dueñas
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The group from Penn State visits Toledo
This is a shot of most of our group that was taken while we were visiting the...
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Catalina Montes, our "encargada"
The professor in charge of our group while we were in Salamanca, Catalina was...
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Me with my best friends, Robin and Diana
Two of my best friends from Penn State, Robin Jackson (left) and Diana Diehl,...
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Some of my best friends from Penn State
Left to right: Diana Diehl, Robin Jackson, Tim Weaver. This photo was...
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Street map of Salamanca
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Detailed map of central Salamanca
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Map of the province of Salamanca
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Map of Spain
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