Discover Salamanca (Spain)
Salamanca is the perfect place to visit for a trip, with a range of awe-inspiring sights and countless friendly locals who will show you around. You should have no trouble getting about via public transport, or through the services for car rental, Salamanca provides its visitors. Here is a run-down of some of the best places you can visit during your stay.
Catedral Nueva
The New Cathedral of Salamanca, or Catedral Nueva to use its Spanish name, is one of the city's must-see sights. It was built between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries and reflects the changing tastes of the periods, and visitors who look at it will feel as though they have been transported back in history.
Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis
The Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis is an impressive sight from the outside, with its gleaming, very modern-looking glass exterior. But it offers a number of even more remarkable sights on the inside. One of its most eye-catching exhibits is its vast collection of dolls, containing specimens from a number of periods.
Lunes de Aguas Festival
If you visit in April you might like to take part in the Lunes de Aguas Festival, which occurs on Monday one week after Easter. During this time, Salamanca will be awash with food, drink, and music; it will be well worth taking part, but given that the city will become rather busy, it will also be a good idea to find out what car rental Salamanca has to offer beforehand if you want maximum convenience in transport.
Mercado Central
If you want to try out the local produce, then Mercado Central will make the perfect destination in Salamanca. Located near the Plaza Mayor, the marker it offers a wide range of meat, fish, vegetables and more. The building that contains the market is itself an attractive piece of architecture, making the market worth a visit even if you do not purchase anything.
Cielo de Salamanca
Located inside the library of the University of Salamanca is the Cielo de Salamanca, a gorgeous fifteenth-century fresco that stretches across the ceiling. The fresco is adorned with beautiful figures illustrating the twelve signs of the zodiac and is designed so that it will seem to change color as the light outside changes through the course of the day. As it is based in a library, you will need to be silent; but thankfully, it is just the sight that will inspire quiet awe.
