The City

Salamanca, despite is relatively small dimension (approximately 180.000 inhabitants), is one of the more famous cities in Spain, thanks to his old and magnificent university tradition, which place it among cities like Paris, Oxford, and Bologna.

The university of Salamanca is nowadays still very important and it takes care every year of more than 50.000 students coming from Spain and all the world. The presence of this huge young crowd donates the city a distinct young and entertained character. Salamanca is always full of young people which contribute heavily to the Salamanca undisputed nightlife fame. Fame that we must admit, is well awarded.  

Despite is crowded nightlife Salamanca is a very calm, relaxed and secure city. A big part of the centre is pedestrian and forbidden to normal transit allowing people to walk around and get lost in the many narrow streets of his medieval structure.

Many monuments remains from the bright history of the city. Worldwide renown is the late-gothic cathedral which dominates the city and offers beautiful sight from many part of it. A lot of other churches, from different epochs, testify the importance of the city, in the last centuries, as a catholic beacon. In any case, other monuments really deserve a visit. Not to loose are the XVIII century Plaza Mayor and the beautiful University.

City review

Pros:

It is said to be one of the best places to learn Spanish language.
The famous University of Salamanca is based here, which makes Salamanca a typical university city with a lot of young people, nightlife and cheap prices.
The inhabitants are said to speak the "purest" Spanish of Spain. European City of Culture in 2002.
The city is declared as Heritage of Humanity by Unesco.

Cons:

Because of its university character, the city gets a little bit “empty” every summer.
Also if you look for a city of cosmopolitan character, you shouldn’t choose Salamanca as your destination.

How to get to Salamanca

If you decide to study spanish in Salamanca, you will probably fly to Madrid Barajas Airport.  From the bus station Conde de Casal, you can take a bus to Salamanca every half an hour.  Express buses to Salamanca leave every hour, and normal buses leave hour:30 minutes.  For the timetables please check www.auto-res.es.
For a one way ticket you will pay around16 Euros, for a return ticket 26 Euros. The journey with an express bus takes about 2 and a half hours, and with a normal one, 3 and a half hours.
If you prefere to come by train, you have to get to the Chamartin Railway Station.  You have 6 departures from Madrid Chamartin to Salamanca, and for the exact timetables, please check the following web site: www.renfe.es.  The journey is about 2 and a half hours long, and the one way ticket costs around 15 Euros.

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