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Village on the Camino · provincia de Salamanca

Salamanca

146,110
inhabitants (2025)
798 m
altitude
479.4
km to Santiago

On the Vía de la Plata

History of Salamanca

Salamanca is a municipality and city in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, and the capital of the Province of Salamanca. Attached to the comarca of Campo Charro, the city lies on the northern half of the Meseta Central, in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula, straddling the Tormes river. Its population in 2024 was 144,458, making Salamanca the 46th-largest municipality in Spain. The University of Salamanca, founded in 1218, is one of the oldest in Western Europe, and the Old City of Salamanca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which every year attracts a significant number of students and cultural tourists.

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Services in Salamanca

🛏 Hostels (6)

🏨 Hotels

🩹 Other services

  • 💊 Pharmacies: 22
  • 🏧 ATMs: 25
  • 🚰 Water fountains: 8

What to see in Salamanca

🧭 How to get there

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Experiences and guided tours

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