Salamanca

Salamanca the place is situated in the South-west corner of Castile & León which is on the borders with extremadura and Portugal. Salamanca covers 12,336 sq. km of an area. Salamanca is lying on the Northern Plateau of Spain and it builds a portion of the Duero river system. In that place Paleozonic soils, which is a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by farm animals and scattered with many trees, is found. Winters are comparatively long in Salamanca with minimum temperatures averaging 6ºC. On the other hand,the summers are very highs that never go above 20ºC - 22ºC.

The city of Salamanca is very large which includes 180.000 inhabitants. Salamanca is capable to provide the advantages of a real city as well as it holds the involvement of a small town. All the inhabitants of Salamanca speak original and pure Spanish language. For that the place of Salamanca is extremely popular with all kinds of people who want to teach Spanish language. The famous Plaza Mayor is one of the finest squares in Spain and famous as the front room of the Salamanca. In Salamanca, one can experience a variety of nationalities. Salamanca is mostly popular for a real university city.

Probably Salamanca is known as the city which have the oldest university in Spain as well as in Europe. This university is the old heritage of the town and gives a cultural ambiance to the place. One can see hundreds of students going through the streets and delighting many beautifully ornamented blocks till late at night and perhaps one may be curious about the study time of the students as they enjoy their whole day by doing fun.

This bewitching place is unaffected in the term of its architectural innocence. The best tradition of Salamanca are all the recent buildings made in the central areas of Salamanca. The city is considered as the "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO. Moreover, Salamanca is a very magnetic place to visit if one is searching for cultural values as well as the night life enjoyment along with a bit of Spanish lessons.

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