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q Street-by-Street: Salamanca

The great university city of Salamanca is Spain’s finest The Casa de las Conchas is
easily identifiable from the
showcase of Renaissance and Plateresque architecture. stone scallop shells that stud
Founded as an Iberian settlement in pre-Roman times, its walls. It is now a library.
the city fell to Hannibal in 217 BC. Pre-eminent among
its artists and master crafts men of later years were the The Palacio de
Churriguera brothers (see p29). Their work can be seen in Monterrey is a
Renaissance mansion.
many of Salamanca’s golden stone build ings, notably in Casa de las
the Plaza Mayor. Other major sights are the two Convento de Muertes O
cathedrals and the 13th-century university, one of las Ursulas A D
Europe’s oldest and most distinguished. Palacio de R P
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In the centre of the university’s A
elaborate façade is this medal­ L E L
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lion, carved in relief, which E L
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. Catedral Vieja and R Ú A
Catedral Nueva
Despite being in different
architectural styles, the C A L L E D E S E R R A N O S
adjoining old and new
cathedrals blend well E R O S
together. This richly R
coloured altarpiece B
painted in 1445 is in S L I
the old cathedral.
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Puente Romano
The Roman bridge across the Río Tormes, CALLE VERACRUZ
built in the 1st century AD, retains 15 of
its original 26 arches. It provides an
excellent view of the city.

0 metres 100 P A S E O D E L
0 yards 100 Casa Lis, Museo de Art R E C T O R E S P E R A B É
Decó y Art Nouveau

For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp569–70 and pp594–5

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