The Salamanca City Guides answer the questions every visitor brings: which bars hand you a free pincho with your caña, which three or four interiors earn a ticket in a city of golden stone, where students go out on a Thursday and how to reach Ávila or La Alberca without a coach tour. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Salamanca City Guides
- 156 places
- 6 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Salamanca guides
Food guide
24 places
Tapas bars where students keep prices honest, classic Castilian dining rooms, modern kitchens, the market and hornazo bakeries, and coffee, chocolate and ice cream.
Things to do guide
25 places
Both cathedrals and the best rooftop walk, the old university and its frog, the museums worth paying for and the viewpoints over the river.
Family guide
25 places
Shady playgrounds, a river island park, summer pools and bike hire, climbs and museums children like, and what to do when it rains.
Nightlife guide
28 places
The first caña and tapa, cocktail bars and craft beer, jazz and quirky classics, student bars and clubs, and something sweet at the end of the night.
Day trips guide
26 places
Walled towns an hour away by train or bus, the villages of the Sierra de Francia and the Arribes del Duero canyon on the Portuguese border.
Budget guide
28 places
Free courtyards and façades, museums and towers that cost very little, filling meals for small change and free walks along the river.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Bambú Tapas y Brasas
Calle del Prior, one minute from Plaza Mayor
Small plates off the grill with a Michelin Bib Gourmand: chickpeas with spicy chorizo, a truffled duck egg and ibérico pastrami in a soft bun. Book or come early, the room fills every evening. From the food guide.
Monterrey Palace
Plaza de Monterrey, north-west of Plaza Mayor
The Renaissance home of the Dukes of Alba, just one wing of a planned four, with a carved roofline copied all over Spain. Only open to visitors since 2018, its furnished rooms hold a Titian and a Ribera. From the things to do guide.
Walls of Ávila
Ávila, about an hour east by train
Two and a half kilometres of medieval wall with 88 towers, still complete. Walk the top at opening time or in the last hour and look south for the peaks of the Gredos. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Salamanca
Day one: start at the Plaza Mayor, climb the cathedral tower, find the frog on the university façade and finish with a tapas crawl from the food guide. Day two: cross the Roman bridge, follow the river parks, see Casa Lis and the Monterrey Palace, then pick cocktails or live jazz from the nightlife guide, or trade the whole day for Ávila or Ciudad Rodrigo from the day trips guide. For a rainy or slow day, the family and budget guides send you to the Museum of Automotive History, the free courtyards and a long coffee at Café Novelty.
Questions about the Salamanca guides
What do the Salamanca City Guides cover?
Six guides with 156 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get why it is worth your time, the neighbourhood, notes on opening times and one useful tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as the payment goes through, and they arrive in your order email too. They run in any browser on a phone or laptop, without an app or an account.
Can I use the guides offline in Salamanca?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it keeps working without signal, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and the full set of six costs €19.99.
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