Salamanca in 3 days

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...

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...

The Tourist Information Office is responsible for presenting the destination, providing information and promoting its offerings, as well as assisting visitors. Its importance is paramount, as this office is, in many cases, the first place visitors go, thus becoming the city's primary welcoming point.

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...

Salamanca's Central Market is located in the Plaza del Mercado, next to the Plaza Mayor, with which it visually communicates through the Arch of Toro or San Fernando. It is the city's oldest food market. It was built between 1899 and 1907 by the architect from Jerez, Joaquín de Vargas y Aguirre, the same architect responsible for the Casa de Lis. It follows the model of the Parisian Les Halles mar...

Casa Lis is the most important modernist building in Salamanca. Since 1995, it has housed the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Museum. It was built by the architect Joaquín de Vargas Aguirre from Jerez as the residence of Miguel de Lis, a wealthy industrialist from Salamanca.

The north facade, facing Gibraltar Street, is one of the few clearly modernist examples in the city, where stone and brick comb...