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Plaza Mayor
The tuna in the Plaza Mayor
The edge of town-across the street del cementario
Convento de San Esteban (Salamanca, Spain)
I've heard that drinks in Salamanca are inexpensive..I'm trying to plan how much money I need to bring for 90 days there. How cheap exactly are they? Like for a beer for example? Sorry I have a lot of questions but when you go out do the locals speak strictly Spanish or are you able to have a conversation with them in English at all?
As a general rule, the cost of drinks in Spain is less than other countries. The bars and restaurants tend to mark the prices up less than in other countries. You can buy a reasonably good bottle of wine at a market for as little as 5 euro's. A pitcher of sangria can run between 7 and 10 euro, depending on size and where you are at. As to locals being able to converse with you in English, I have not been to Salamanca, however, in the areas of Spain I have traveled in, I find about 20% can actually converse in English. Salamanca is a city renowned for speaking "proper" Castillian Spanish and that is why so many students go to learn. My guess is that there will be less of a tendency to try to speak English.
Hi there...
I studied in Salamanca when i was at university. Yes, drinks are quite cheap there comparing to the UK. Just think that everything would be like half the price that in the UK. A bottle of 1 litre of beer costs about 1 and half Euro at the supermarket. But, a pint might cost you around 2 or 3 Euros at the pub or bar. Even more in a nightclub. Spanish beer is cheap, Irish or German more expensive. Ciao!!!
Well, you have to see this place. I fell in love with the city while i was there... I also fell in love with someone when i was out there, but that's another story!
Listening to Las Tunas in the Plaza Mayor is quite a thing! They are groups of college men who serenade the ladies in their fine clothes! (Naughty boys!!) Well, I so loved dancing a passa doble with Mercedes (The lady I loves) one summer evening when we first met.
Tunas are groups of university students who wear 17th Century minstrel costumes and sing/play old Spanish songs in public places. Each faculty has its own tuna, and each tuna has a different colour sash, depending on the faculty. They sing songs, play instruments (guitar, bandurria, tambourine, accordion, bongo drums, etc.) dance, perform stunts, and do whatever they can to get people's attention. They're also well-known for being flirty with the ladies.
Tuna groups often have competitions between each other, and travel a lot. They have a big cape with patches all over it from the different places they've vistited. The cape also has ribbons from girls (girlfriends, fans, even their mothers). A guy usually goes through an apprenticeship before joining a tuna, and once he becomes a tuno, he's stuck with them. Once a tuno, always a tuno.
Some guys hate the tunas and say they're silly. Personally I think that they're just jealous because the tunos are probably cuter and get more girls. :)
All-girl tunas exist, and they wear the same costumes and sing the same songs as the guys, but they're often looked down upon. Being a tuno is considered a guys-only thing in Spain.
If you see a tuna, enjoy the show they put on. It became an addiction for me! :)
Camelot is a fun little place with medieval looking banners hanging inside. The coolest thing about this place is that it was originally an old church, but the owners purchased it from a nearby convent and turned it into a club that blares techno music until the sun comes up. This is a great place to go drinking and dancing, but is rather student dominated.
This is one of the most beautiful squares in Spain. It was built in Baroque style according to the plans of Alberto Churriguera. The City Hall, a Baroque building that has five granite arches and a steeple decorated with allegoric figures, is on the north side (first four pics). In its decoration several medallions stand out (last pic), including those of Charles I, Alfonso XI, Ferdinand VI, Cervantes and St. Theresa. The façades of the buildings are three storeys high, with semicircular arches and balustrades. Today, this square is one of the most lively and popular places in Salamanca.
Construction of the old cathedral began in 1140 and was finished in 1200. The most important architects were Juan Franco and Pierre d´Aix. Located under the Tower of the Bells is the chapel of Saint Martin. It was founded around 1262 by Bishop Pedro Pérez.
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