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  The Main Square - Plaza Mayor
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  • The Main Square - Plaza Mayor
      The Main Square - Plaza Mayor
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  •   Things to Do
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  •   Things to Do
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Main square - Plaza Mayor

Main square - Plaza Mayor, Guijuelo

 spanishguy Says:  Each village as its main square, and Guijuelo is not an exception in this. It's true that it has some peculiarities, because normaly there is the town hall or the main church, but none of them is present here. It's a four sides square with some nice building with archades... 

The clock - El reloj

The clock - El reloj, Guijuelo

 spanishguy Says:  This is a lonely clock placed in a small tower, next to the town hall. Currently it's alone, without any other significance, but once upon a time it was part of an important local meeting place and a theatre. I really like to imagine the past active live of small villages in... 

Town Hall - Ayuntamiento

Town Hall - Ayuntamiento, Guijuelo

 spanishguy Says:  The town hall is a simple but nice building in the main street. It's really easy to see its thanks to the three flags (Spain, Castile and Leon, and Salamanca). In the balcony there is a pre-constitutional Spanish Coat of Arms.El ayuntamiento es un edificio simple, pero... 

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Cárnicas Sánchez Martín: Iberic Ham and cured meat

Cárnicas Sánchez Martín: Iberic Ham and cured meat, Guijuelo

 spanishguy Says:  I stopped in this big and modern shop to buy some Iberic products. They have a wide variety of cured and fresh meat with competitive prices, in comparison with another shops in any Spanish city or abroad.Paré en esta tienda moderna y grande para comprar algunos productos... 

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The tower - El Torreón

The tower - El Torreón, Guijuelo

 spanishguy Says:  One of the main spot are the remainings of a former church, called "El Torreón" (the tower). It's a the entrance of the village and you can see it as part of the local coat-of-arms. There are projects to rebuilt it.Uno de los principales puntos son los restos de una antigua... 

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Tourist information - Información turística

Tourist information - Información turística, Guijuelo

 spanishguy Says:  There is a small tourist information office in the Main Square. If it's not open you can still have some information from a tactil screen placed next to the door.Hay una pequeña oficina de información turística en la Plaza Mayor. Si no está abierta puedes informarte en una... 

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 In my trip across the "Ruta de la Plata" (Silver trail), from Salamanca to Seville, I decided to have a quick stop in Guijuelo, a small village in the province of Salamanca. This city is well know in... 

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