Unusual places and routes in Salamanca

At 110 metres tall, the medieval towers of the Cathedral make spectacular viewing points over Salamanca. The exhibition “Ieronimus” lets visitors explore the inside of the towers, go out on their terraces and sense their history while you walk around the pinnacles, gargoyles and battlements. Apart from the fantastic urban views, you can see the cathedral from the top of the triforium. While visiting hours are in daylight, there are options for night-time tours and special visits for practising Spanish. Another unique view over the roofs of Salamanca is from the towers of the Clerecía. The “Scala Coeli” tour (the name means “Stairway to Heaven”, which says it all) takes you around the Real Clerecía de San Marcos. Before reaching the towers, you can visit the upper gallery of the church, an ideal vantage point to admire the beauty of the main altar and the Baroque altarpiece. There are also nocturnal tours in summer.

Barrio del Oeste is a city district with a fun atmosphere and plenty of alternative culture. Garage doors and the walls of buildings have become the canvas for street art, created both by established artists and by unknown new talents. An urban art gallery with over a hundred murals, its epicentre is in Plaza del Oeste. You can download the mobile app (for iOs and Android) and the map with the most important artworks from the website. More information:  https://galeriaurbanasalamanca.es/

A walk around the old town centre is an opportunity to enjoy an intriguing tour: its oldest shops. Drop in to any Tourist Office to get the map of this route featuring the traditional shops which are still conserved in Salamanca. A hundred-year-old pastry shop in the Plaza Mayor, the city’s oldest pharmacy, a shop selling traditional leather goods... It’s like stepping into another era, with wooden counters, shelves with cubbies, Art Deco signs and façades, patterned cement tile floors…