Salamanca (Salamanca)

Member Name: dominicbacon

Product:	Salamanca
Date:	03/11/00 (104 review reads)
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Advantages: Very beautiful and romantic

Disadvantages: Touristic

Salamanca is a very old town, being born and bred in Oxford I couldn't help drawing comparisons.
Originally the city was built around the university (the oldest in Spain)and as a result the heart of the town displays some very impressive architecture, however unlike Oxford the period from which the architecture is from is very varied due to the constant growth of the city over the centuries.
For the tourist Salamanca and it's vicinity provide a few days of sight seeing, and for those of you whom are academically inclined Salamanca has loads to offer. There are a numerous amount of Spanish language schools for foreigners and the universities (there are two of them) offer plenty over the summer. If you are going to stay in Salamanca make sure you ask the people who might be arranging your accommodation that you are housed with Spanish students or with a Spanish family (don't worry most Spanish families are very liberal)or you'll find yourself speaking English with an American accent and absorbing the American culture.
Salamanca is an excellent base to use for day trips, there are plenty of organised trips without them becoming too cornily packaged.

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