Universidad de Salamanca - the royals
by Mikebond
What I most liked in the façade of the Universidad de Salamanca was the tondo portraying King Ferdinando and Queen Elisabetha (their names are written under their bodies). Moreover, I was glad to read an inscription in Greek that says The royals to education and this one to the royals.
Anyway, even if you cannot read Greek, you can enjoy the beauty of the two sculptures and of the decorations.
Washing the roads
by fairy_dust
Late night and early morning, soon before the sun comes up, some roads are washed. Some workers drive huge machines that kinda look like zambonis, and they literally wash the roads with water and soap. They do this in the Plaza Mayor, and other places in the downtown area. So these places are always squeaky clean in the morning! It also explains why some roads are wet in the morning even though there was no rain.
I cant remember them all :/...
by orlikins
I cant remember them all :/ but I do recall imbibing a Cuba Libre or 4 at the following bars (whether they're still there or not, I dont know...)
Potemkin
Camelot - free Cava on entry :)
Morgana
O'Neills (come on, I had to check out the Irish bar!)
Berlin
La Iguana Student town so expect rich kids to scruffmuffins.
El Puente Romano - Roman Bridge
by wanderlust23
Moving down the street toward the river on Avenida Reyes de Espana, we come to a wonderful view of the ancient Roman Bridge (el Puente Romano) spanned across the Tormes River. The fifteen arches of the bridge closest to the city, constructed during the time of Trajan (A.D. 98-117), are original. The remainder of the bridge was swept away during a flood in 1626. Regardless, the bridge is an amazing site from the Puente de Enrique Esteban.
Crossing the bridge, which only allows foot traffic now, gives you a commanding view of the Catedral Vieja and Catedral Nueva.
Cathedrals
by andal13
Salamanca has a peculiar condition: it has two Cathedrals. The Old one, a charming Romanesque building (12th and 13th centuries) has a magnificent retable; the New one (16th century) has Gothic, Renaissence and Baroque elements, and its façades are masterpieces.
To visit the Old Cathedral, you must come into the New one.
Salamanca tiene una condición particular: tiene dos Catedrales. La Vieja, un encantador edificio románico (siglos XII y XIII) tiene un magnífico retablo; la Nueva, (siglo XVI), reúne elementos góticos, renacentistas y barrocos, y sus fachadas son obras maestras.
Para visitar la Catedral Vieja, deben atravesar la Nueva.