Travel guide Alba de Tormes

This small square leading off the old Calle Libreros is surrounded by typical monuments in the Salamancan Plateresque style. It is home to the university, founded in 1218 and which boasted 7 683 students in 1568 (30 000 in 2007), a record for the tim..

The heart of Salamanca life, the Plaza Mayor is surrounded by myriad cafés, restaurants and shops, and provides the perfect setting for a drink or a stroll. Built by Philip V between 1729 and 1755 to thank the city for its loyalty during the War of..

In the apse of the Church of San Juan , with its romanesque Mudéjar chevet, an interesting sculpted group from the 12C shows Christ surrounded by the 12 disciples sat in a semicircle. The faces and expressions all have the same nobility.