Salamanca in 2 days

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VITA IGNATII. PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

The exhibition Vita Ignatii is located in the main gallery of the cloister of the old College of the Society of Jesus in Salamanca, today the Pontifical University of Salamanca. It is a collection of twenty-eight oil paintings that narrate the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. They were created in the 18th century in Rome, in the workshop of Sebastián Conca.

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PLAZA MAYOR

Salamanca's Plaza Mayor is one of the great ensembles of Spanish Baroque and the city's main monumental space. Its construction took place between 1729 and 1755 with the aim of creating a large public square of civic and representative character.

The project was initiated by Alberto de Churriguera, who conceived a practically square-plan porticoed square. After his departure, the works were cul...
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SCHOOL YARD

A small square that opens up in front of the Plateresque facade of the Major Schools Building of the University in Salamanca, housing several of this institution's original areas.
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COURTYARD OF THE MINOR SCHOOLS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA

The Courtyard of the Minor Schools is one of the most evocative and tranquil corners of Salamanca's university complex. Built at the beginning of the 16th century, its classrooms taught basic subjects such as grammar and logic, before students moved on to higher studies.

Upon entering -presided over by a beautiful Plateresque façade featuring the symbols of Emperor Charles V and the university'...
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IERONIMUS

The tour of the interior of the cathedral towers takes its name - Ieronimus- from Jerome of Perigueux, a French cleric and chaplain of El Cid Campeador, who was appointed bishop of Salamanca in 1102, during the Christian repopulation of the city promoted by King Alfonso VI. It was inaugurated in 2002, on the occasion of Salamanca's nomination as European Capital of Culture.

The Ieronimus...

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SALAMANCA CATHEDRAL

The Cathedral of Salamanca is a fundamental landmark in the historical evolution of the city. The coexistence of two temples -the Old Cathedral and the New Cathedral- attached to each other, is something exceptional, showing visitors an important part of the evolution of Western art over approximately six hundred years.

The Old Cathedral, dedicated to Santa María de la Sede, is a magnifi...

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MUSEUM OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY

The Salamanca Museum of Automotive History was one of the first museums in Spain dedicated to the history of the automobile. Its collection brings together more than 200 vehicles, of which around 140 are on permanent display, accompanied by thousands of objects related to the automotive world, consolidating the museum as a national reference in the field of automotive.

The exhibits come from so...
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