Salmanca is a beautiful university town of just under 150,000 residents. It is unique with a town center like no other. The beautiful stone begins in a lighter color and eventually fades into an orange like tone that give it a unique one-of-a-kind hue that is characteristic of this area. It is one of the four earliest places in the world where universities began and was associated with the church. The cathedra was the chair of learning and the cathedral was the place where learning was associated.
There are actually two Cathedrals here - the old, dating from the 1100’s and the new, dating from the 1500’s. Both are stunningly beautiful yet very different. The town itself definitely throws off a youthful vibe with many cafes, shops and plenty of places to hang out, visit and shop. It took approximately 4 hours on the bus to arrive here and, after a few hours for lunch, touring and mass, the weary pilgrims were ready to turn in for a late dinner (8:00 p.m.) and get to sleep for our trip to Avila in the morning.
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