Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Salamanca, Spain
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4.5 km
102 m
Explore Salamanca in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in SalamancaIndividual Sights in SalamancaSight 1: Palacio Episcopal
The Episcopal Palace of Salamanca was the residence of the bishops of Salamanca (Spain) until 1964, and currently houses the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Salamanca.
Sight 2: Casa-Museo de Miguel de Unamuno
The Unamuno House-Museum is a house located in the historic center of the city of Salamanca (Spain). It is a house belonging to the University built since the eighteenth century and dedicated to the Rectory House during his mandate. It is known for having been the place where Miguel de Unamuno lived when he was Rector of the University of Salamanca for the first time. Since the 1950s it has been a museum dedicated to the writer's life and stay in Salamanca (1900-1914). The Unamuno House Museum is part of the Archives and Libraries Service of the University of Salamanca.
Sight 3: El Cielo de Salamanca
The Sky of Salamanca is a mural painting attributed to Fernando Gallego that corresponds to the third part of the decoration of the vault of the old Library of the Escuelas Mayores of the University of Salamanca. The original vault was painted in the 1480s and occupied the top of today's St. Jerome Chapel. In the mid-eighteenth century, the height of the nave destined for the chapel was increased, leaving the painting hidden in a chamber of about four meters between the roof of the building and the new vault of the chapel. In these works, the other two-thirds of the old vault in which the painting was located collapsed. In 1901 they were rediscovered by Professor García Boiza. In the 1950s the paintings were removed from the original vault, transferred to canvas and moved to their current location for viewing.
Sight 4: Iglesia de La Purísima
The Augustinian Convent and the Church of the Immaculate Conception form a cloistered convent complex located in the historic centre of the city of Salamanca. It was declared a National Monument by Decree of April 15, 1935.
Wikipedia: Convento de las Agustinas e Iglesia de la Purísima (Salamanca) (ES)
Sight 5: Capilla de la Vera Cruz
The Church of the True Cross, located in the city of Salamanca, is a Baroque temple that is the headquarters of the Illustrious Confraternity of the Holy Cross of the Redeemer and of the Immaculate Conception, its Mother. the oldest of the city's penitential brotherhoods. It is referred to interchangeably as Church, Hermitage and more commonly, Chapel.
Sight 6: Casa-Museo de Zacarías González
The Zacarias Gonzalez House Museum is a museum in Salamanca located in the house where the Spanish painter Zacarias Gonzalez lived and painted.
Sight 7: Iglesia de Santa María del Monte Carmelo
The church of Santa María del Monte Carmelo is a small baroque church of Salamanca, the rest of the disappeared Convento of Carmelites Descalzas de San José, founded by Santa Teresa de Jesus in 1570.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa María del Monte Carmelo (Salamanca) (ES)
Sight 8: Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Barbalos
The Church of San Juan Bautista de Barbalos in Salamanca, Spain, is a Romanesque church founded in 1150 by the Knights of the Order of the Hospital of San Juan de Jerusalem. It owes its name to the fact that it is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and to the town of Barbalos, where the order had extensive possessions.
Sight 9: Casa de Doña María La Brava
The house of Doña María la Brava is a private house built around 1485, a great representative example of the houses of the Spanish nobility of the second half of the fifteenth century. It is located in the Plaza de los Bandos, in the city of Salamanca (Spain).
Sight 10: Zara
The Convent of San Antonio el Real de los Franciscanos is located in the town of Salamanca (Spain).
Wikipedia: Restos del convento de San Antonio el Real (Salamanca) (ES), Website
Sight 11: Iglesia de San Juan de Sahagún
The church of San Juan de Sahagún in Salamanca, in neo-Romanesque style, is dedicated to San Juan de Sahagún, patron saint of the city. Its main façade is located on Toro Street. The Church of San Juan de Sahagún, by the architect Joaquín de Vargas, was built in 1896, in a style reminiscent of the Romanesque style of the Old Cathedral on the inside, and, more specifically, the Torre del Gallo, on its exterior façade. It was built by Bishop Cámara.
Sight 12: Parroquia de San Boal
The church of San Boal is a Baroque temple located in Salamanca.
Sight 13: Convento de Santa Isabel
The Convent of Santa Isabel, also known as "las Isabeles", is a female convent in Salamanca.
Sight 14: Casa de Santa Teresa
The house-convent of Santa Teresa is a house where Saint Teresa of Jesus lived in Salamanca. The house was owned by Commander Juan Antonio Ovalle Prieto and is located near the Church of San Juan de Barbalos. Its construction dates back to the end of the 15th century. Santa Teresa will live in the city, right in this house, for a period of almost four years.
Sight 15: Iglesia de San Marcos
The church of San Marcos in Salamanca, Spain, is a Romanesque style building located in the area of the old city wall at the Puerta de Zamora. It was built in the late 11th or early 12th century and was intended to be a parish church. It is unique for its round floor plan and its small size. The building was the headquarters of the Royal Clergy of San Marcos.
Sight 16: Parque de la Alamedilla
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