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wonderfully accom plished
example of the early
Plateresque style.
The adjacent house is where
author and philosopher Miguel
de Unamuno died in 1936. The
Casa­Museo de Unamuno, next
door to the university, contains
information about his life.
P Torre del Clavero
Plaza de Colón. Closed to the public.
The tower is the last vestige of
a palace that once stood here.
Sculpted shells on the walls of the Casa de las Conchas It was built around 1480 and is
named after a former resi dent,
P Casa de las Conchas Renaissance palace in 1521, and the key warden (clavero) of the
Calle de la Compañía 2. Tel 923 26 the coat of arms of the Fonseca Order of Alcántara.
93 17. Open Mon–Sat. Library: Open family appears over the main
9am–9pm Mon–Fri, 9am–2pm Sat. entrance. Its name arises from
This mansion’s name – House the fact that it became a semi­
of the Shells – derives from the nary for Irish priests at the end of
stone scallop shells that cover the 19th century. The interior
its walls. They are a symbol of Italianate courtyard has a first­
the Order of Santiago, one of floor gal lery and a chapel. Today
whose knights, Rodrigo Arias it is used as a hotel, restaurant
Maldonado, built the mansion in and university premises.
the early 1500s. He also adorned
it with his family’s coat of arms. R Convento de las Úrsulas
It now houses a public library. Calle de las Úrsulas 2. Tel 923 21 98 77.
Open Tue–Sun. Closed last Sun of
R Convento de las Dueñas month. &
Pl del Concilio de Trento 1. Tel 923 21 In the church of this convent is
54 42. Open 10:30am–12:45pm, 4:30– the carved tomb of its founder,
6:45pm Mon–Sat. Closed pub hols. & Alonso de Fonseca, the powerful
The main feature of this 16th­century Archbishop of Tower opposite Casa de las Muertes
Do minican convent, beside Santiago. The museum includes
San Esteban, is its Renaissance fine paint ings by Luis de Morales. Environs
double cloister, whose tranquil Northwest of the city, the
gardens seem strangely at odds P Casa de las Muertes Río Tormes leads through the
with the grotesques carved on Calle Bordadores. Closed to the public. fortified old town of Ledesma,
the capitals. The cloister also The House of the Dead takes its across lonely countryside to
preserves tiled Moorish arches. name from the small skulls that the Arribes del Duero, a series
embellish its façade. Gro tesques of massive reservoirs near to
E Casa Lis Museo Art and other figures also feature, the Portuguese border.
Nouveau y Art Deco and there is a cornice decorated Dominating the town of Alba
Calle Gibraltar 14. Tel 923 12 14 25. with cherubs. The façade is a de Tormes, 20 km (12 miles) east
Open Tue–Sun. & (free Thu am). of Salamanca, is the Torre de la
7 = Armería, the only remaining
This important art collection, part of the castle of the Dukes
housed in a 19th­century of Alba. The Iglesia de San Juan
building, includes paintings, was built in the 12th century
jewellery and furniture from in Romanesque style. The
all over Europe. Individual Iglesia­Convento de las Madres
rooms are devoted to porcelain Carmelitas was founded by
and Limoges enamel, and St Teresa of Ávila in 1571, and is
stained­glass work by Lalique. where her remains are now kept.
The castle of Buen Amor,
P Colegio de Fonseca or 24 km (15 miles) to the north,
de los Irlandeses was founded in 1227. Later,
Calle de Fonseca 4. Tel 923 29 45 70. it was used by the Catholic
Open daily. & Monarchs while fighting Juana
The Archbishop of Toledo, Skull carving on the façade of the Casa de la Beltraneja (see p60). Today it is
Alfonso de Fonseca, built this las Muertes a hotel but can still be visited.

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