The Unmissables… - ISLA Spanish School Salamanca

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The Unmissables…
Enchanting Salamanca
Strolling though the streets of Salamanca is a pretty
overwhelming experience. An effortless beauty she
most certainly is. The golden sandstone churches and
palaces, the leafy squares, the soaring cathedrals
and arguably the most perfect Plaza Mayor on the
face of the earth.
But it’s more than that.
There’s something in the air. A beat and a rumble that
tells you something thrilling is about to happen.
We’ve asked a few students and teachers to share
their favourite Salamanca experiences with us. You’ll
have a lot of fun ticking them off.
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CENTENERA
2
The Garden of
Calixto and Melibea
C/ Gran Vía 93,
37001 Salamanca
Calle Arcediano, 20,
37008 Salamanca
3
TAPAS AT El Trastero
4
CONVENTO DE
SAN ESTEBAN
5
Astronaut, Frog...
and other surprises
9
7
Calle Rosario, 30,
37001 Salamanca
Plaza del Concilio de Trento,
s/n, 37001 Salamanca
Calle Cardenal Pla y Deniel,
37008 Salamanca (Cathedral)
Calle de los Libreros 30, 37008 Salamanca
(University and Patio de Escuelas)
10
6
the cave of
salamanca
Cuesta Carvajal, 6,
37008 Salamanca
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2
salamanca NIGHTLIFE
Walk from the Gran Via up to the Plaza Mayor
and from there look for Calle Bordadores.
the “Barrio del Oeste”
neighbourhood
Plaza del Oeste, 37007 Salamanca
(Streets around the Plaza del Oeste).
3
9
the clock at
the plaza mayor
Plaza Mayor de Salamanca
10
bar paniagua
Calle Varillas, 7,
37001 Salamanca
Recommended by...
Charlotte Wood,
ISLA student
UK
“I had my best
times there.”
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WHERE IS IT?
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C/ Gran Vía 93, 37
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: the “mamada”
Recommended by...
Inés Gómez,
ISLA teacher
Spain
“My favourite spot in
Salamanca, especially
in Spring.”
The Garden of
Calixto and Melibea
While you’re strollin
g around the tiny str
eets dwarfed by th
might stumble acro
e majestic cathedra
ss one of Salaman
ls you
ca’s hidden gems:
Melibea, named af
Th
e Garden of Calixto
ter the eponymou
and
s
he
ro and heroine of
early 16th centur y
Fernando de Roja
tragicomedy “the
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lestina”. It’s roman
lovely landscaping
tic literary connec
and stunning posit
tio
ns,
ion (on top of the
and the cathedra
old city wall on on
ls on the other, m
e side,
ake it a favourite
Legend has it that
spot for cour ting
those who attach
couples.
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the middle of the ga
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r does
it.
WHERE IS IT?
Calle Arcediano, 20
, 37008 Salamanca
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Calixto & Melibea
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Recommended by...
Peter van Breeschoten,
ISLA student
Netherlands
“The class break
wouldn’t be the same
without Trastero tapas.”
TAPAS AT El Trastero
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con and eggs
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breakfasts (even ba
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(pork), chipirón (squ
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eat place to
dents are
arners. It’s also a gr
le
ish
where new ISLA stu
an
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th
wi
nt
dly and patie
” games.
the waiters are frien
l the “pay per view
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as
ll
watch footba
WHERE IS IT?
001 Salamanca
Calle Rosario, 30, 37
Don’t leave Salamanca wit
..tr ying their famou
s hot “tostas” and im
hout...
ported beers.
Recommended by...
Janina Ignacio,
ISLA student
Philippines
“¡It’s exciting to walk
through the places where
Christopher Colombus
was too!.”
CONVENTO DE
SAN ESTEBAN
Time seems to stand
still in this beautiful
convent, which is on
Walks. It was within
e of the destinations
these walls that Adm
on Rosana’s
iral Cristóbal Colón
the suppor t of the
(Christopher Colom
eminent Dominica
bus), sought
n Diego de Deza fo
West Indies. Part of
r his voyage of disc
Ridley Scott’s movie
over y to the
“1492: The Conque
Gerard Depardieu
st
of Paradise” was sh
and Sigourney We
ot here with
aver... and severa
3€ to visit it betwee
l ISLA students as ex
n 10:00 and 14:00 an
tras. It costs just
d 16:00 and 20:00.
plated altar piece
Look out for the mag
(designed by the Ch
nificent gold
urriguera brothers
upper cloister with
who built the Plaza
views to the giant
Mayor), the
storks’ nests, handso
the seven deadly sin
me choir stalls and
s in the guise of di
the fresco of
fferent animals, Do
a Semana Santa (E
wnstairs in the chur
aster week) “paso”
ch you’ll find
(float) parked in on
e of the chapels.
WHERE IS IT?
Plaza del Concilio de
Trento, s/n, 37001 Sa
lamanca
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out on discovering
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Recommended by...
Louise Reed,
ISLA student
UK
“ I had fun finding them
and then helping other
people find them.”
Astronaut, Frog…
and other surprises
5
w cathedral
on restoring the ne
as
m
ne
sto
a
by
ft
le
centuries
tronaut,
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an
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ot
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a frog (amon
l of lust). Don’t
earlier, who carved
ters (it was a symbo
as
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fid
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ei
th
t
cream –
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lion eating an ice
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th
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me guideb
’s famous masturb
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be confused (as so
la
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ot
sp
you might even
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er ything is – ask a
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WHERE IS IT?
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Astronaut, th
e Frog and,
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best of all, th
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Recommended by...
Luis Jaraquemada,
ISLA teacher
Spain
“A magical place,
especially after dark. (I
like it so much I wrote a
screenplay about it!”
The Cave of
Salamanca
This houses one of
Salamanca’s most
mysterious legend
the long ago chur
s. It is actually the
ch of San Cebrián,
cr ypt of
which Cervantes ga
in his work La Cuev
ve a burlesque tre
a de Salamanca.
atment
The very devil taug
ar ts for seven year
ht seven students th
s and at the end of
e dark
this time, as paym
to take one, the Mar
ent for his services
quess de Villena, ba
,
he
was
ck to hell with him.
the idea, made his
The Marquess, terri
escape but in doin
fie
d by
g so forfeited his sh
days. The story ha
adow until the end
s migrated and be
of
his
en
ab
so
rbed into Hispanowhere the word “s
american tradition
alamancas” means th
e caves where witc
cast their spells. Th
hes and devils gath
e cave is located in
er to
the Cuesta de Carv
it is open from 10:0
aj
al. It’s free to go in
0 until 20:00. Pique
and
d
yo
ur interest? Well, we
video for our stude
’ve made a teachi
nts in the form of a
ng
miniseries about it
(Night Shift).
called “Turno de N
oche“
There are three 10
minute episodes. (
web ISLA: “Spanish
learning videos”)
study resources > Sp
anish
where is it?
Cuesta Carvajal, 6, 37
008 Salamanca
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the tower by the ca
p of
…climbing to the to
Salamanca.
amazing views of
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Recommended by...
Sarah Benner,
ISLA student
Germany
“Before you know it the
sun has come up.”
Salamanca Nightlife
7
self. There
out and enjoy your
go
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ac
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sy
er t and
less there is a conc
Salamanca is an ea
un
e,
fre
lly
ua
us
is
ts, entry
t of VIP lists and
aren’t any guest lis
. The whole concep
le
ab
rd
fo
af
ry
ve
is
out as those
the price of drinks
favourite night to go
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down with their
WHERE IS IT?
look for
or and from there
ay
M
za
Pla
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th
to
n Via up
Walk from the Gra
.
Calle Bordadores
Don’t leave Salamanca wit
…. meet up with yo
ur friends and go
hout...
out till dawn.
Recommended by...
Jimmy Jiménez,
ISLA teacher
Spain
“An open air art gallery.
I never get tired of it.”
The “Barrio del Oeste”
neighbourhood
Don’t miss this hips
ter enclave of urba
n ar t. Garage door
spare walls – even
s, metal shop fronts,
trees are canvasse
s for the young ar
around the world
tists who flock from
to imprint their ar tis
tic expression in pa
It really is a breath
int or decoration.
of fresh air ... and
it’s bang on topic,
noughties zeitgeist.
as muralism is the
The “Salchichería”
bar is a popular ha
ngout.
where is it?
Streets around the Pla
za
del Oeste.
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tistic neighbourh
…going to se
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Recommended by...
Emily Hanel,
ISLA student
Germany
“When I arrived everyone
was talking about this
clock... and then it became
my meeting place too!.”
The Clock at
the Plaza Mayor
9
It is where
an tell you the time.
th
e
or
m
es
do
or
uedar
za May
tless people will “q
un
The Clock at the Pla
co
y
da
y
er
Ev
people.
cans have done
you meet up with
clock, as Salaman
e
th
h
at
ne
be
t
ee
ing likely,
m
debajo del reloj”,
lk past. Singles look
wa
u
yo
as
em
th
e
obile or
u’ll se
getting out their m
g,
for generations. Yo
tin
at
Ch
rs.
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vis
,
and
mancans
, a smile, quick hug
ve
larger groups. Sala
wa
A
e.
tim
e
th
up to check
tipping their head
you’ll see!
off. You’ll do it too,
where is it?
lamanca
Plaza Mayor de Sa
Don’t leave Salamanca wit
hout...
…meeting up with
your friends under
the clock…
before plunging in
to the Salamanca
n night.
Recommended by...
Jordan Goulding,
ISLA student
Australia
“I met loads of my
Spanish friends on there.”
BAR PANIAGUA
Hipsters, rockers, yo
ungsters, golden
oldies.. (Almost) ev
Pani” for its unpreten
er yone loves “El
tious, fun, one-off sty
le and cheapo pric
argue that it need
es. Many would
s a thorough refurb
but the truth is that
part of it’s charm.
it’s shabbiness is
The peeling walls
plastered with yello
yesteryear, the dam
wing photos from
p staircase (Watch
it – not for nothing
facebook called “I’
is their a group on
ve fallen down the
stairs at Paniaga”)
the rudimentary na
to say nothing of
ture of its “smallest
room”, make it seem
gone by for this Sa
that time hasn’t
lamancan classic.
One thing for sure
: you’ll have a mar
mite moment. You’
loud and loyal Pa
ll either become a
ni fan, starting ever
y night out here..
drink down and es
O
r you’ll gulp your
cape with a shudde
r, vowing to never re
turn again :)
Wher
e is it?
Calle Varillas, 7, 3700
1 Salamanca
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10
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