Salamanca, Daytime
Okay, time for a photo tour of Salamanca!
First of all, here's the view from the balcony of the apartment where I live. Since it's on the top floor, it has a terraza overlooking the city. From here, it's about a 10-minute walk to the Plaza Mayor, which is the heart of the city, and a 15-minute walk to school.
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_terraza_thumb.jpg)
The walk to school is a pretty nice way to wake up in the morning. This is the main street that we take, with the Universidad Pontificia at the end.
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_route_to_school_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_route_to_school_2_thumb.jpg)
We also pass the Convento de las Ursulas (which rents out some of its building to a popular nightclub called Camelot):
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_ursulas_1_thumb.jpg)
And the Iglesia de la Purisma:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_la_purisma_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_la_purisma_2_thumb.jpg)
But the most stunning sight in Salamanca is the cathedral. You see it over and over again as you walk around the city. From a garden near the cathedral:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_from_garden_thumb.jpg)
From the Puente Romano:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_from_puente_romano_thumb.jpg)
And from the University of Salamanca:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_from_university_thumb.jpg)
The cathedral and the university both have amazingly facades, and each one has something hidden in its facade: on the university, it's a frog, and on the cathedral, it's an astronaut. (The frog has been around for a long time, I think, but the astronaut is obviously a recent addition.) Here's part of the cathedral's facade:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_facade_thumb.jpg)
And the plaza in front of the university, with its facade:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_universidad_1_thumb.jpg)
Another building which shows up time and time again in Salamanca is the Convento de San Esteban:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_convento_san_esteban_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_convento_san_esteban_2_thumb.jpg)
Salamanca also has tons of fountains and statues sprinkled around the city. Unfortunately they're not usually labeled, so I don't know what they are. The last statue is supposed to be a bull, but I think that someone cut its head off in the past year or so...
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_fountain_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_statue_2_near_puente_romano_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_statue_near_ursulas_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_unknown_statue_thumb.jpg)
And finally, the Plaza Mayor during the day, without the giant pumpkin in the middle:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_plaza_mayor_thumb.jpg)
First of all, here's the view from the balcony of the apartment where I live. Since it's on the top floor, it has a terraza overlooking the city. From here, it's about a 10-minute walk to the Plaza Mayor, which is the heart of the city, and a 15-minute walk to school.
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_terraza_thumb.jpg)
The walk to school is a pretty nice way to wake up in the morning. This is the main street that we take, with the Universidad Pontificia at the end.
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_route_to_school_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_route_to_school_2_thumb.jpg)
We also pass the Convento de las Ursulas (which rents out some of its building to a popular nightclub called Camelot):
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_ursulas_1_thumb.jpg)
And the Iglesia de la Purisma:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_la_purisma_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_la_purisma_2_thumb.jpg)
But the most stunning sight in Salamanca is the cathedral. You see it over and over again as you walk around the city. From a garden near the cathedral:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_from_garden_thumb.jpg)
From the Puente Romano:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_from_puente_romano_thumb.jpg)
And from the University of Salamanca:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_from_university_thumb.jpg)
The cathedral and the university both have amazingly facades, and each one has something hidden in its facade: on the university, it's a frog, and on the cathedral, it's an astronaut. (The frog has been around for a long time, I think, but the astronaut is obviously a recent addition.) Here's part of the cathedral's facade:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_cathedral_facade_thumb.jpg)
And the plaza in front of the university, with its facade:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_universidad_1_thumb.jpg)
Another building which shows up time and time again in Salamanca is the Convento de San Esteban:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_convento_san_esteban_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_convento_san_esteban_2_thumb.jpg)
Salamanca also has tons of fountains and statues sprinkled around the city. Unfortunately they're not usually labeled, so I don't know what they are. The last statue is supposed to be a bull, but I think that someone cut its head off in the past year or so...
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_fountain_1_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_statue_2_near_puente_romano_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_statue_near_ursulas_thumb.jpg)
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_unknown_statue_thumb.jpg)
And finally, the Plaza Mayor during the day, without the giant pumpkin in the middle:
![](http://www.benmathews.net/blog/uploaded_images/salamanca_day_plaza_mayor_thumb.jpg)
4 Comments:
yay for posting pictures!!!
Your pictures are great, and looks like you're having lots of fun!
<3
Really nice pics! the last statue it's called "Verraco" those sculptures are located all over Spain, most of them in Castilla y León & in Extremadura.
Salamanca's one it's really famous because it appeared in the "Lazarillo de Tormes" novel, and it's from the s. IV-I b.C.
You are really lucky for being able to travel for 6 months! Hope u enjoyed ur experience!
xoxo from Salamanca!!
This is great!
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