Salamanca: Monumental and Historical Tour with Specialized Local Guide
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33 Ratings
Salamanca
Experience the monumental and historical beauty of Salamanca with a specialized local guide. Explore golden monuments and immerse yourself in the city's rich history and culture.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Casa de las Conchas - we will entre into the casa de las Conchas to have a look at it´s patio and the vieuws to the Clerecia
- Clerecia (Iglesia del Espiritu Santo) - Explain the origin of this building and explain the facade
- Palacio de Anaya - we will entre to see it´s patio (if open) and see the vitor signs and explain the origin of this building
- Old Cathedral (Catedral Vieja) - we will see the basis of the tower, the beautifull alterpiece, visit the cloister and the chapel of El Salvador, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina and Anaya
- New Cathedral (Catedral Nueva) - visit the choir, alterpiece, and chapel of christo de las Batallas and the golden chapel
- Plaza de Anaya - See the entrance of the new cathedral and univeristy buildings.
- Escuelas Menores - Beautifull patio place of tranquility within this patio we will visit the painting which is called the sky of Salamanca
- Universidad de Salamanca - the front of this building is really worthwhile a visit, beautifull chisle work of the goldensand stone of Villamayor. And we will explain the patio with the staute of Fray Luis de León.
We will go inside. it is the oldest of the university of Spain. and visit the classrooms, the chapel and the library.
- Plaza Mayor - Get enchanted with this wonderfull Plaza, one of the most beautifull of Spain and may we add of Europe
What's Included
- whispers
- Guide service
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to the monuments, cathedral (5€ children 7 till 16 years 4€) university (5€)
Additional Information
Experience an unparalleled journey today in Salamanca, guided by a seasoned local expert who will immerse you in the golden days of Salamanca. Visit the interiors of its magnificent monuments, influenced by distinguished scholars such as Fray Luis de León, Francisco de Vitoria, Maestro Salinas, and Unamuno. We will traverse Salamanca’s historic center, coins as Roma la Chica; the Athen of the West due to its radiant light and its Golden City designation owing to its unique stone color, making Salamanca a prime symbol of Spanish Platerésco. Salamanca embodies a quintessential Renaissance city in all its aspects. Please note, the tour could be bilingual.
Location
La Casa das Conchas
At the corner of the Casa de las Conchas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(33 Ratings)
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Nayra
Apr 24, 2024
Salamanca Tour - We were in Salamanca a few months ago and since we wanted to know a little about the history of the city we decided to do this tour and the truth is that we were not wrong in doing it with Salamanca Espectacular, the treatment was magnificent and the guide, Yolanda, in addition to being super professional He explained everything to us very well, without missing any details, you can see that he loves what he does and that he has a lot of experience as a guide. I would definitely repeat it and recommend it to everyone.
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Destination816042
Nov 19, 2019
Fabulous Salamanca - Arrived here 2 days ago. Beautiful university city. Vibrant, good restaurants, and everything Spain has to offer in a relatively small package. Very walkable!!!
Our guide, Morikita, for the " 3 hour tour" was knowledgeable as to the historical nature of all the sites we visited. She was personable and quick witted and she understood and took care to respect my walking ability which is slow and somewhat difficult going uphill. Speaks English and at least 3 other languages fluently. I would reccomend her without hesitation.
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Atljen12
Nov 8, 2019
Very helpful tour - Our daughter is studying in Salamanca, but we knew she wouldn’t be able to give us an good overview of the history. We had her go with us, and we learned so much. The historic area around Plaza Mayor and the cathedrals were really brought to life for us. Our guide was pleasant and thorough.
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Howard
Nov 1, 2019
Unplanned vist - What an amazing experience! Historical, romantic, sublime!
Not much English is spoken here, but no concern.
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Johndq66lt
Aug 12, 2019
Great and interesting tour through Salamanca - Lovely and very informative, entertaining walking tour of Salamanca .. really enjoyed the day. Well worth the time and money. Beautiful city with fantastic history.
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David
Sep 30, 2019
Good but..... - Did this tour with 'Yolanda' last week. Yolanda was pleasant and enthusiastic. Clearly very knowledgeable and in two hours the tour went to all the places that would probably be at the top of your 'hit list' in Salamanca. A couple of things though. Yolanda spoke in heavily accented English which was difficult to follow at times (i missed about a quarter of what she was saying. Other English speakers made similar comments) and the 10 euro entry fee for the University and new Cathedral are extra and have to be paid when you turn up for the tour (to be fair it does say this on the confirmation when you receive it).
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Viajeros3650
Oct 13, 2023
They don't give what they offer - They deceived us. We had booked a tour with an explanation of the cathedral and with the excuse of the price we paid, we did not enter. Furthermore, they told us that it cost 10 euros and the price is 7. The group was very large, but they continued offering it on the street when there were almost 50 of us. Furthermore, at the university another group of almost 20 people joined. I didn't like the guide, he repeated himself a lot, expressed personal opinions, and not much about the history.
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Wladwlassowsky
Sep 12, 2022
Look elsewhere recommend a smaller group or private tour. Not worth the money - They didn’t acknowledge our reservation (made through TripAdvisor), and made us pay at a minimum an additional 20 euros or they wouldn’t give us the headsets. Tour was ok, but it was a HUGE group (40-50 people), and narration a bit melodramatic. I’d recommend a private or smaller group, and one more reliable/reputable. They didn’t respond to my requests for a reply when we ran into the reservation problem.
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235alinao
Aug 5, 2020
To be avoided - The guidance we received hasn’t been able to recreate the history of the city and its monuments; it was just a hop on hop off interspersed with small anecdotes and commentaries surpassing the limits of the tour.
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Montira_b
Nov 30, 2021
Stay away - Waiting at the meeting point 15 mins prior to time and the tour guide didn’t even show up. Called the number and found out that the booking didn’t even make it through? By the way, I booked this excursion 3 weeks prior to arrival to Spain. Refund requested but still a total waste of our time.
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