Salamanca (Salamanca) - the Spanish city, the capital of the province of the same name. This oldest settlement is located in the autonomous region of Castile-Leon and has a population of about 170 thousand people. Up to 220 BC. e. Salamanca was called Gelmantika. It was renamed after the conquest of the region by Hannibal. At the Romans Salamanca became one of the key points of the famous "Silver Way" - the road that connected the southern and northern parts of the country.

The province of Salamanca has a varied relief - mountainous in the southern part and flatland in the rest of the territory. Through the province there is a meandering river Duero, along the banks of which lies the Los Arribs del Duero reserve. Due to the diversity of the landscape, the climate here is very mild and favorable, which creates excellent conditions not only for living, but also for agriculture.

Content 1 How to get 1.1 Search for air tickets to Barcelona (nearest Salamanca airport) 2 Climate 3 Cuisine of Salamanca 4 Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Salamanca 5 Surroundings of Salamanca 5.1 Castile and Leon

Getting there

It's easiest to get to Salamanca through Barcelona. Flights from Moscow to Barcelona from the airports of Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo are provided by Aeroflot, Iberia, Air Europa, S7 and Transaero

Or it is worth flying to Madrid Barajas Airport, then - 215 km on the comfortable Avanza trip bus. The journey will take no more than 3 hours. If you are not comfortable traveling by bus, you can get to Salamanca by train from the Chamartín station. The cost of the ticket is € 14, 15. From the airport to the railway station, you can get on the metro (€ 1, 15), first on the eighth line to the Nuevos Ministerios station, then on the tenth to the station Chamartín.

Climate

March 1, Sunday Overcast + 13 ° C in the day + 7 ° C at night ° C water	March 2, Monday Clear + 15 ° C in the afternoon + 8 ° C at night ° C water	March 3, Tuesday Cloudy + 14 ° C in the afternoon + 6 ° C at night ° C water
Forecast in Salamanca for 10 days

Average air temperature in summer is + 26 ... 29 ° C, in winter not below +1 ° C, on the average + 8 ... 10 ° C. Most precipitation falls in April-May and November.

Cuisine of Salamanca

Salamanca always waits for guests. This can be seen by seeing a variety of cafes and restaurants offering all kinds of dishes of all famous world cuisines. Naturally, local cuisine prevails, but some establishments are ready to offer exotic things. For example, the restaurant "Victor Gutierrez" is ready to pamper gourmets with Singaporean national dishes, and "Cantina Pico de Gallo" - Mexican.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Salamanca

Despite the ancient history, modern Salamanca looks like a classical city of the Renaissance. Thanks to the works of the creators of the Spanish baroque, the Churriguera brothers have a lot of unique buildings in the Plateresque style.

Start sightseeing better from the Old Town, which is on the right bank of the River Tormes. Its center is the Plaza Mayor. It is surrounded by baroque buildings, decorated with sculptures and reliefs depicting the famous Spaniards. To the south of the square is the University Quarter with narrow streets and cozy courtyards. Nearby are the Old and New cathedrals

The old cathedral was built in the 12th-13th centuries . in Romanesque style, in the 16th-18th centuries . to it was added the New Cathedral, in which two style: gothic and renaissance . The dome of the New Cathedral is an excellent landmark, it can be seen from almost anywhere in the Old Town . Inside the Old Cathedral there is a small Cathedral Museum, which houses paintings by various masters of biblical themes . Opposite is the neoclassical Palacio Palace -de-Anaya 18 to ., where one of the faculties of the university is located now, the Museum of Contemporary and Decorative Arts is located nearby .

South of the square up to the banks of the Tormes River stretches the University Quarter. In 1280, the world famous university was founded here, one of the oldest in Europe. Already in the 15th and 16th centuries Salamanca became one of the largest educational centers in Europe. The main building of the university is built in the Gothic style, and the 16th century facade in the style of the plateresque is decorated with images of mythical heroes, biblical scenes and coat of arms. Lecture rooms within the university is now named after the eminent scholars who taught in these walls.

In the vicinity of the university is worth visiting the Palace of Casa-Abraca in the 15th century. (here now there is a museum of Salamanca) and the Casa de las Conchas (literally "The House of Seashells") of the late 15th century, named after the adornments of the facade in the form of shells. The church of the monastery of San Esteban (15th century), the Claustro de los Reyes gallery (16th century), the monastery of Las Duenas, the 15th-century octagonal tower of Clavero and the Columbus square, in the center of which a monument to the seafarer was erected, are very beautiful. @

Surroundings of Salamanca

A small distance from Salamanca is the city of Alba de Tormes, which houses a 16th-century monastery founded by Saint Teresa of Avila. Along the southern border of the province stretch the mountain ranges of Sierra de Francia and the Sierra de Béjar. In 2006 they were merged into a large nature reserve. On the territory of the reserve stretches dense forests with rare species of trees and serve as a house for unusual animals such as Spanish lynx, brown fry and black stork

In the city of Sierra de Béjar you can see the Renaissance palaces of Ducal and El Bosque, the Gothic church Iglesia de San Gil, which houses the museum of the famous Mateo Hernandez, as well as paintings of the 16-19th centuries, a collection of ceramics and masterpieces of Oriental art. Undoubted pleasure will take a walk in the park of La Antigua, which offers a beautiful view of the mountains. Fans of extreme sports will enjoy the nearby ski resort of La Covatilla (La Covatilla).