One day in Salamanca

For those who only have one day to see and enjoy the city of Salamanca, is likely to stay with the desire to return to finish completing their experience in this wonderful city full of culture.

This time we bring you a tour around the city, where by day will enjoy the most famous attractions and monuments in Salamanca, and by night can live its night life, instead of staying in the hotel.

We take as a starting point for this tour in Salamanca, Plaza Mayor, where you can enjoy a spectacular baroque square squared. Here we take the exit of the Corrillo and continue down the street Meléndez, this route will take us to the Clerecía and the Casa de las Conchas, two imposing buildings of the city, the first one was built in 1617 by the wife of Philip III, and the second a mansion built in the time of the Catholic Monarchs.

We follow the Libreros street and a few meters, we observe the incredible facade of the University of Salamanca, a spectacular facade carved in stone. At the university we find multiple buildings with a long history as the Palacio de Anaya (now Faculty of Philosophy). Next to the university is located the popular Children School where we have the opportunity to enjoy the famous Cielo de Salamanca.

Returning with our tour, and following the road that took us to the university we find the Casa Lis, and San. Ambrose College, Roman Bridge and the Church of Santiago, where each of these monuments is a spectacle in itself.

Returning to the Plaza Mayor, on the street of San Pablo, we came across Esteban’s Church also called as the Dominicans, a church that is a brilliant mix of architectural styles, we also found more monuments on the road to and enjoy them everyone they are spectacular.

Nightlife in Salamanca:

If we want to discover night of Salamanca, we can go to multiple zones where the night life is a real show.

Some of the areas most famous Salamanca are:

• Paseo Carmelitas: a zone with bars and pubs with commercial music, is a vibrant area where we can find many offers from 2×1
• Fountain Square: is an area of bars more cheaper than the Paseo Carmelites. They are bars with a rock and alternative music.
• Gran Vía: area with commercial music bars and normal prices, some of these bars have over 20 years working at night.

The night in Salamanca is better if you move from local to local, is the best way to enjoy the Salamanca Night.

The Districts of Lisbon: Part V – Belèm

Belem is the oldest district in Lisbon and is located where the river Tagus ends, at wes city. This place was witness of the Portuguese Golden Age and how multitudes of discoverers of the country departe to foreign lands in search of fortune.

In 1495 when he was crowned King Manuel I, he built many monuments and churches to immortalize its imperial expansion, some examples of these great buildings would be the Tower of Belem and the Jeronimos Monastery.

Belem has many attractions that it is possible that in two days will not end to visit them, some of these points of interest are:

1. Museums:
   • Popular Art Museum
   • Museum of Marinha
   • National Museum of Archaeology
   • National Car Museum
2. Parks and Gardens:
   • Tropical Agricultural Garden
   • Afonso de Albuquerque Square
   • Ajuda Botanical Garden
   • Praça do Imperio
3. Historic Buildings and Monuments
   • Belem Tower
   • Jerónimos Monument
   • Monument to the Discoveries
   • Belem Palace
   • Ajuda National Palace