Spain’s Golden City, Salamanca: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

4.4(22)1 h 20 minFree cancellationBy VoiceMap Audio Tours

About this activity

Legend says anyone who spots the tiny stone frog hidden on Salamanca's university façade will be lucky enough to return – can you find it?

Spain's oldest university city may be small, but it has a big history and a sense of humour to match. Official guide Martoke Witlox, a Dutch-born local who has lived here since 1992, leads you on a relaxed 2 km walk from the golden baroque Plaza Mayor to the Convent of San Esteban, sharing the quirky stories behind its glowing sandstone façades. GPS-triggered audio plays as you walk and works offline, so you can pause for tapas and pick up where you left off at your own pace.

Highlights:

• Discover why Casa de las Conchas is covered in shells and gaze up at the painted Cielo de Salamanca

• Hear how Columbus and Napoleon each left their mark, and how a prince's university scheme led to a royal decree in 1497

• Admire the Monterrey Palace, the Clerecía towers and the Cathedral, then finish where the groundwork for the Gregorian calendar was laid

What's included

✓Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it
✓The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere
✓Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
✓Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
✓Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Not included

✕Smartphone and headphones
✕Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
✕Transportation
✕Food

Meeting and pickup

Start: Las Tapas de Gonzalo, Pl. Mayor, 23, 37002 Salamanca The tour starts in front of the town hall at the main square (Plaza Mayor). You can say at the south side of the square. To the right of a big arch which is almost in the middle of the facade.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please bring your own smartphone and headphones

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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