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!Salamanca!
Pictures, etc.
...from Salamanca.
Salamanca is a University town which is only about 1 hour east of the Portugese border.
It is called "little Rome" or "The Rome of Spain" because of its heavy Roman influence.
It's a great city to walk through as it is very compact. It has a gorgeous "Plaza Mayor" or
central square, which is spectacularly lit up at night.
On the road to Salamanca...one of several huge "Bull" boards.
View of Salamanca's 'new' Cathedral (1600s). There are two - Vieja (old) and Nueva (new).
Another view of the Cathedral
One of the unique buildings, the Casa de las Conchas is decorated with hundreds of scallop shells.
Another view of the Casa de las Conchas. FYI it also houses the tourist office.
Ellen and Daniel with another Cathedral behind them.
The Casa de las Muertas (house of death) decorated with skulls and gargoyles.
Detil of one of the Skulls on Casa de las Muertas.
Plaza Mayor!
Dan and Ellen at Plaza Mayor.
Puente Romano, a bridge built by the Romans and still used.
Another view of Puente Romano.
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