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Salamanca is a relatively
small friendly and welcoming city, located
in the north west of the Iberian Peninsula,
in the Castile and Leon region some 200 Km.
from Madrid.
The University of Salamanca is the oldest in
Spain and one of the first in Europe,
together with those of Paris, Oxford and
Bologna. This makes Salamanca one of the
most important student centres in Spain, and
a reference centre for Spanish in the world.
The city has a population of 180,000
inhabitants which makes this city a pleasant,
safe and cosmopolitan place.
The inhabitants, called “salmantinos” are
welcoming, likable and open, qualities which
makes settling into everyday life in Spain
and in Salamanca in particular extremely
easy for foreign students.
Salamanca has been the European Capital of
Culture in 2002. This distinction in itself
is enough to give you an idea of the
cultural dimension which this city enjoys,
its history, its people, and its future.
When you arrive in Salamanca, you will find
a young city open to the world, which in its
streets has a mixture of architecture and
monuments, both classical and modern.
Without a doubt we are talking about one of
the finest and most important cultural
centres in Spain.
60,000 students from all over the world
arrive in this city each year. If to these
students, we add the students from your
University, the result is a city which is
totally devoted to university life, which
cares about the art, about culture, about
music, and of course, about entertainment
and leisure.
If in Salamanca you are able to soak up the
culture during the day, you can enjoy
yourself too any night of the week in the
city’s hundreds of bars and clubs.At
weekends cultural as well as leisure and
spare time activities increase.
Salamanca is at the heart of The Ruta de la
Plata, from which you can visit interesting
cities such as Madrid, Ávila, León, Oporto,
Lisbon, Cáceres, etc... Besides being
possible, it is recommended.
All these features of the city make it a
perfect place to study Spanish. All you need
is a couple of days to get to know the city,
its secrets, its corners, and your favourite
spots. Salamanca is a quiet city, without
crowds, without traffic problems, without
noise. A city where boredom doesn’t exist.
There is something new to see everyday |
