Salamanca is a city located in western Spain along the Tormes River. It has a population of around 154,000 people and is the capital of the province of Salamanca. The climate is moderate with cold winters and hot summers. Some of the most important landmarks include the Plaza Mayor, Campo de San Francisco park, and the Old and New Cathedrals. The University of Salamanca, founded in 1218, is one of the oldest universities in Europe and an important part of the local economy. Famous natives of Salamanca include writer Carmen Martín Gaite and mathematician Zacut Abraham.

1. SALAMANCA

2. HAVE YOU EVER
BEEN IN
SALAMANCA?

3. WHERE IS SALAMANCA?
Situation of Salamanca in Spain Situation of Salamanca in Castilla and León
Salamanca is located in northern Spanish Plateau, on the banks of the River Tormes. The
climate can be included in the category of moderate, but close to the extreme limit. It
belongs to the humid temperate climate in the classification of Koeppen, and has a
distinctly continental.

4. FLAG, EMBLEM AND
POPULATION.
Salamanca is a Spanish
city, capital of the
province, located in the
autonomous community
of Castilla y Leon. It
has a population of
154,462 inhabitants,
and its metropolitan
area reaches 213,399
(as of 2010), making it
the second most
populated area of the

5. CLIMATE
The climate can be included in the category of moderate, but close
to the extreme limit. It belongs to the humid temperate climate in
the classification of Koeppen, and has a distinctly continental.
The winters are long and cold weather (160 days) and the summers
short and hot more (100 days). The absolute minimum temperature
observed to date, from -20 ° C, was recorded on February 5, 1963,
and the absolute maximum of 39.8 ° C, was recorded on July 31,
1947.
The average annual number of days the sky is completely clear is
80, and the annual average insolation increases to 2586 hours.

6. LOCAL CELEBRATIONS
June 12, San Juan de Sahagun, patron of the city.
September 8, Virgen de la Vega, the patron saint of the
city. Open the week of fairs and festivals.
Water Monday, the Monday following Easter
June 1-15 (approximately), International Arts Festival
of Castilla y León
Easter in Salamanca, declared of International Tourist
Interest in 2003.27

7. MONUMENTS
Plaza Mayor: of Baroque style,
designed by architects
Alberto and Nicolás
Churriguera is the most
important of public spaces
and the heart of the city.

8. MONUMENTS
Campo de San Francisco First
public garden in the city on
grounds of the former
convent of San Francisco
Real.

9. MONUMENTS
Huerto de Calixto y Melibea
: Garden near to the
cathedrals where, some
say, lies the plot of the
novel La Celestina by
Fernando de Rojas. Besides
it are remains of the Roman
Walls.

10. MONUMENTS
Plaza del Corrillo : Small
square adjacent to the
Plaza Mayor. On the left is
the Romanesque church of
San Martín and the right a
series of houses with
porches formed by
columns of stone
completed in pads
representing the days of
the week (a moon for the
Monday, a Mars for
Tuesday, etc.)

11. UNIVERSITY
The University of Salamanca
(Spanish: Universidad de
Salamanca) is a Spanish
higher education institution,
located in the town of
Salamanca, west of Madrid
and close to Portugal. It was
founded in 1134 and given
the Royal charter of
foundation by
King Alfonso IX in 1218. It
is the oldest founded
university in Spain and the
third oldest European

12. Other important information
THE FROG
Tradition says that the
finding of the Frog
indicates good loock
and in relation to the
students, who will
approve their studies
if they see it without
help, hence when
they reach the city will
examine its fate,

13. CATHEDRAL
The New Cathedral (Spanish:
Catedral Nueva) is, together with
the Old Cathedral, one of the two
cathedrals of Salamanca, Spain. It
was constructed between the 16th
in and 18th centuries in two styles:
late Gothic and Baroque. Building
began in 1513 and the cathedral
was consecrated in 1733. It was
commissioned by
Ferdinand V of Castile of Spain. It
was declared a national monument
by royal decree in 1887.
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The building began at a time when
the gothic style was becoming

14. Other important information
ASTRONAUT OF THE
CATHEDRAL OF
SALAMANCA
"The history of the
astronaut goes back
to when Salamanca
hosted the Ages of
Man in 1993, and
therefore decided to
restore the Puerta de

15. GASTRONOMY
Gastronomy in the
province of
Salamanca is the set
of dishes and culinary
customs of the
province of
Salamanca
Meets : hornazo of
Salamanca, Hare with
rice

16. CELEBRITIES
Carmen
Martín
Gaite:
writer

17. CELEBRITIES
Diego de Torres
Villarroel: writer,
poet, playwright,
physician,
mathematician,
priest and
professor at the
University of
Salamanca.

18. CELEBRITIES
Charo Lopez Lopez
Maria del Rosario
Piñuelas
(Salamanca,
October 28, 1943),
known as Charo
Lopez is a Spanish
actress

19. CELEBRITIES
Zacut Abraham, mathematician,
astronomer and historian .
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20. ECONOMY
The city's economy is dominated by the university and tourism,
but other sectors including agriculture and livestock rearing
along with construction and manufacturing are also significant.
Not surprisingly, in December 2007 83% of the working
population, equivalent to 55,838, were employed in the service
sector.

21. PLACES
Old quarter of the city --------> no find
Irish College --------> C/ Fonseca, 2
Church of San Marcos -----------> C/ Zamora - Plaza del Ejército
Church of Sancti Spiritus ----------> Sancti Spiritus, 34
Convent of Las Claras ----------> C/ de Santa Clara, 2 y 12; C/ del Lucero 2 y 18
Convent-House of Santa Teresa ---------> C/ Crespo Rascón, 19
Church of San Juan de Barbalos -----------> Square. San Juan Bautista, 2 - C/
Luis Sevillano, 2
Church of San Cristobal -------------> Square of San Cristobal, 8