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Salamanca, Spain

Salamanca

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Salamanca

Salamanca, known for its stunning Plaza Mayor and historic university, is a charming city in Spain that will sweep you off your feet. Get lost in its winding medieval streets, indulge in delicious tapas, and marvel at its breathtaking cathedrals. Don't forget to snap a selfie with the famous frog on the university facade for good luck!

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4.8/5
2 h

2 Hours Private Guided Walking Tour in Salamanca

Salamanca’s historic center and academic legacy can be difficult to fully appreciate without local insight. Take the mystery out of your visit by exploring with a local on a private walking tour. This personalized tour allows you to discover the exterior of monuments, including museums, while learning about the city’s history and culture. Museum visits can be included upon request with advance notice. Your guide contacts you before the tour to understand your preferences. Suitable for families, solo travelers, or couples, this experience reveals hidden details and local stories that make Salamanca unforgettable.

$117.57
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4.7/5
2 h 30 mins

Complete Private Guided Tour of the City of Salamanca

With this visit you will discover the most important monuments of Salamanca, its history and traditions. In addition, you will visit with the guide the interior of the two Cathedrals of Salamanca (New and Old) and the Historical Building of the University of Salamanca. You will enjoy historical places, such as the Plaza Mayor, and its architecture. You will admire other famous places, such as the Casa de las Conchas, or the Convent of San Esteban. Your local guide will reveal the secrets of each of the spaces, and will recommend the best places to eat, buy your souvenirs, and ultimately, help you get the most out of your stay in Salamanca. Discover Salamanca at your own pace, with your family or friends, and enjoy the freedom of choosing your own schedule and itinerary with this private tour.

$235.14
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4.8/5
2 h 30 mins

Salamanca Walking Tour

It is a monumental walking tour, to know the places and most emblematic buildings of the city with the oldest University in Europe. Visit the main sightseeing places in the city while you hear about its impressive history.

$199.87
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4.6/5
1 h 30 mins

The Best of Salamanca (English)

To really get to know the golden city of Salamanca, you need a local to show you all the great places. This unique walk through Salamanca will give you a personal look at a buzzing Spanish city, you will see the places that you normally wouldn't get to see, and that only a local guide could know, enjoying your time in Salamanca among the locals and venues that you encounter as you go. "Please contact me if you would like a different time"

$34.10
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4.3/5

Salamanca Private Walking Tour with a Local

Skip the standard sightseeing tour and discover Salamanca through the eyes of a local. With Lokafy, every tour is private, unscripted, and personalized to you. Your Lokafyer is a passionate local who shares stories, hidden gems, and authentic tips you won’t find in a guidebook. They aren’t professional guides with memorized scripts, they're locals who love their city and want you to experience it like a friend would. Whether you’re interested in food, art, history, or simply exploring the neighborhoods beyond the tourist spots, your Lokafyer will adapt the walk to your interests. By the end, you’ll feel at home in the city, with insights to keep exploring on your own.

$56.43
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4.8/5
2 h

Salamanca Bike Tour in English, Nederlands, Deutsch o Español

See Salamanca in a different way and do some excersize on the way. What more do you want? We will see the main square. One of the most beautiful squares of Spain (and Europe). During the trip we will get to know the city inside out. Inside is the old city and out is along the river banks. Salamanca is easy to cicle, there is only 1 part up hill adn that is at the end, everything else is flat or down hill. SMALL GROUP GUARANTEE If there are less than 4 participants in total the tour can be cancelled.

$35.27
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4.8/5
3 h

Must see Salamanca Walking Tour (could be billingual)

Salamanca is a beautiful city just to wander around, but it also boosts with history. If you just walk around you will miss the essential, the history that has build this city. With this tour, the city comes alive and it is not just another city. Famous for its univeristy of more than 800 years. I will tell you about the student live in the 15th and 16th century. Salamanca is also known for its multiple legends and stories. Without a personal guide, you would never guess.... Come and wander around with me. I have just started for myself. There are references from my previous work as a guide on the internet. In google, type my name (Martoke) and tripadvisor and there you will see several references about me. SMALL GROUP GUARANTEE If there are less than 4 participants in total the tour can be cancelled.

$41.15
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4.4/5

Spain’s Golden City: A Salamanca Audio Tour

On this self-guided walking tour, you will enjoy highlights and humor in the university city of Salamanca—from a guide who has never left. Salamanca may be small, but Spain’s oldest university city has a long history. On this walking tour, Martoke will show you the tiny city’s highlights and share some of its quirky – and often humorous – stories. I’ll share a few famous anecdotes about the square on this tour, including its bullfighting past. At Palacio de Monterrey (Monterrey’s Palace), I’ll explain how its symmetrical features make it a fine example of Renaissance architecture. When you reach Salamanca Cathedral, you’ll hear astonishing tales of what PhD candidates went through in the early 1300s. At the Convent of San Esteban, you’ll find out how the current Gregorian Calendar foundations were laid right here. Salamanca may be a small city, but you can’t imagine the history it can tell! Join me, and we’ll discover it together.

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5/5
4 h

Battlefield of Salamanca 1812 (Los Arapiles)

Visits to battlefields. Military history gains adherents. More and more books tell us the deeds of our ancestors, remote times in nearby places. We want to discover these places, transport you to the moment in which the greatest acts of weapons happened, make you understand the whys and show you where. As much as you have read or many maps that you have seen, you will not understand a battle until you have stepped on the field. Your perception will change forever

$163.42
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4.8/5
3 h

Private 3-hour Walking Tour of Salamanca

Discover the wonderful and historical city of Salamanca with your private official tour guide. During your tour you will wonder around the most emblematic sites of the city. Entrance to the historical University of Salamanca is included in the price of this tour. Your private guide will be at your entire disposition during the total duration of the tour.

$197.06
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5/5

Discover the unique wine and villages of the Sierra de Salamanca

This is a unique opportunity to experience the beautiful terrace-vineyard terroir of the Sierra de Salamanca wine appellation, spending quality time among the vines accompanied by experts who will explain everything you'd like to know and answer all your queries on what makes this ancient wine-making region and its grapes and vines so different from anywhere else in the world of wine. You will also have the opportunity to visit and explore some of the most charming and beautiful villages in Spain, whose remoteness has ensured the conservation of their medieval character dating back to the 11th century. Your tour host Don Federico, a Scottish, Spanish-speaking adopted local, is knowledgable and gregarious and will ensure your day is not only informative and relaxed but also engaging and fun – a truly unique wine experience.

$299.80
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5/5
3 h

3-hour Private Tour of Salamanca

That a city is a World Heritage Site already says a lot about what you can find in it. And that is the case of Salamanca, a city that has a multitude of charming corners throughout its historic center. If you want to get to know it in a more personal and comfortable way, accompanied by a guide in Spanish who will tell you everything about what you are seeing, you can do it with our Private Tour of Salamanca. Our guide will pick you up at the meeting point that you indicate close to the center and will be at your complete disposal to tell you all the details of "The Golden City". We will visit Salamanca based on your tastes and always at your own pace, so you will have enough time to take photos, buy souvenirs, rest or try the delicious Guijuelo ham, accompanied by a good Salamanca wine. It is a unique experience on foot, in which our guide will also tell you stories and curiosities of the most illustrious people from Salamanca.

$88.18
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5/5

Salamanca Walking Tour

Pasión por el patrimonio, seriedad, veracidad. Visitas interesantes, amenas y entretenidas. Elasticidad.

$176.35
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4.4/5
2 h 30 mins

Salamanca Evening Walking Tour bilingual

Salamanca is a city with 2 faces. One during the day and the other during the night,when the lights are turned on. This tour is about tales, legends here in Salamanca and other curiosities that have occurred here. Salamanca is famous for these stories. And ofcourse important historical facts. And all this together with the city lights is really a different experience. SMALL GROUP GUARANTEE If there are less than 4 participants in total the tour can be cancelled.

$41.15
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2 h

Salamanca Through Time - Roman Roots, Medieval Glory & Culture

Stroll through the centuries-old cobbled street etched with history, art, and knowledge in the Old Town of Salamanca, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO home to one of the oldest universities in the world. For more than twenty thousand years, the spectacular landmarks and the dynamic community of Salamanca have kept their vital spirit, youthfulness, and rich culture well alive throughout the long course of history: from the Roman Bridge dating before Christ, the early Middle Ages representatives of the 11th-century University of Salamanca and the 12th-century Cathedral of Santa María, the medieval Shell House, to the vibrant present-day social life hub of the Main Square.

$429.13
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5/5
1 h 30 mins

Private Tour in Salamanca Universitaria

With this private guided tour, you will discover the history and traditions of the University of Salamanca. University Colleges, The Old Institute, and the rooms and Library of the oldest University in Spain. You will learn about the history and traditions of the University of Salamanca, one of the oldest in Europe, from the hand of an expert local guide, a former student at the University of Salamanca. Soak up the university atmosphere while discovering the old university colleges, cloisters, patios, chapels, gardens... Take advantage of the knowledge of your local guide, and ask whatever you need to get the most out of your stay in Salamanca. The first university women, the stay of Miguel de Cervantes, or Christopher Columbus, the father of International Law... are some of the characters you will discover on this visit.

$211.62
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1 h 30 mins

Special Private Tour for Families with Children in Salamanca

Immerse yourself in a magical Salamanca, led by an expert local guide. This guided walking tour is the best way to get to know the city if you are a family with children. The tour mixes fables, stories, games and legends with the monuments as they are visited. Families will discover the monuments of Salamanca in an informative and entertaining way for children. During the visit, clue games, questions, stories and curiosities will be presented. Your guide will answer any questions you may have, and will advise you on places to see, bars, restaurants, or activities that can be done with children. Designed for ages of understanding from 4 years.

$211.62
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1 h 30 mins

Private Night Tour of Stories and Legends of Salamanca

Live another "Salamanca". Learn about the legends and stories that are hidden under the stones of ancient palaces, convents, churches... When the sun sets, another side of Salamanca comes to light. On this 90-minute tour, you will discover it! Your local guide will show you the best places to take photos at night. You will learn fun stories and legends that children and adults will enjoy, while at the same time you discover the history of the city, visiting its most important monuments, as well as other less known ones. Casa de las Conchas, Palacio de la Salina, Casa de las Muertes... in these corners legends and facts intermingle. Walk through the historic center with your family, friends and learn about them all with an expert guide by your side. Experience Salamanca illuminated at night, discover the best places for your photos and enjoy fun stories and legends with your loved ones.

$211.62
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2 h

Private Tour in Churches and Convents of Salamanca

Make the most of Salamanca on this guided walking tour of some of the most important and least-known monuments of Salamanca's religious heritage In addition to the Cathedrals, Salamanca has many other convent jewels and churches, which could well be considered cathedrals in other places. Discover the Convent of San Esteban, birthplace of the father of International Law, and whose church is the largest in Europe, churches as particular as that of San Francisco, and the art gallery inside the Church of La Purísima. We will also visit the Veracruz Chapel, inside which are many of the carvings that parade during our Holy Week (declared of International Tourist Interest). Take advantage of the knowledge of your expert local guide, and ask whatever you need to get the most out of your stay in Salamanca. The interior of the churches will be visited depending on the space's schedule.

$235.14
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5/5
2 h

Panoramic Walking Tour in Salamanca Spain

If you want to get a good overview of Salamanca and then explore it all yourself, this tour is made for you. We will see the most important monuments, giving you a good general idea of the city. We will visit the Plaza Mayor, Clerecía, Casa de las Conchas (shell house), the University with its 2 patios, the Sky of Salamanca (15th century painting) to finish with the 2 Cathedrals (old cathedral and new cathedral). Let it surprise you. SMALL GROUP GUARTANTEE If there are less than 4 participants in total the tour can be cancelled.

$29.39
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