Salamanca
Salamanca was my first introduction to living in Spain back in 2007. Home to one of the oldest universities in the world, Salamanca is a young and thriving city set amid a very historic and beautiful backdrop. Filled with medieval sandstone buildings, there is not shortage of history to be found in Salamanca. Being a big university town, it is also incredibly cheap with more bars and discos per person than any other city in Spain. This means that you’re average Saturday night in Salamanca feels like New Year’s Eve anywhere else.
Getting there: Salamanca is an easy 2.5 hour bus or train ride from Madrid.
When to go: If you go to Salamanca, try to go during the school year so you can get to know the city when all of the students are around. Salamanca has it’s festivals in September, making it really fun to visit.
If you only do one thing: go out partying one night. It will be unforgettable, I promise. If partying isn’t your thing, then climb to the top of the cathedral; it’s one of the few places that let’s tourists walk around the parapets and gargoyles, and the views are pretty awesome too. You can even walk along the inside; try to spot the huge cracks in the cathedral walls from a 16th century earthquake.
Salamanca was my first introduction to living in Spain back in 2007. Home to one of the oldest universities in the world, Salamanca is a young and thriving city set amid a very historic and beautiful backdrop. Filled with medieval sandstone buildings, there is not shortage of history to be found in Salamanca. Being a big university town, it is also incredibly cheap with more bars and discos per person than any other city in Spain. This means that you’re average Saturday night in Salamanca feels like New Year’s Eve anywhere else.
When to go: If you go to Salamanca, try to go during the school year so you can get to know the city when all of the students are around. Salamanca has it’s festivals in September, making it really fun to visit.
If you only do one thing: go out partying one night. It will be unforgettable, I promise. If partying isn’t your thing, then climb to the top of the cathedral; it’s one of the few places that let’s tourists walk around the parapets and gargoyles, and the views are pretty awesome too. You can even walk along the inside; try to spot the huge cracks in the cathedral walls from a 16th century earthquake.
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