Sierra de Francia

To La Peña de Francia

We went on a day trip to Sierra de Francia, a mountainous area south of Salamanca, a university town in western Spain. It was introduced in a guidebook that there are “beautiful villages…

Salamanca

Spain, Salamanca

These are our photos taken in Salamanca in Dec.2022 – Jan.2023.

Salamanca

Looking around the street art

In the afternoon of New Year’s Day in Salamanca in western Spain, we took a walk in the street art district called Galeria Urbana. This was also recommended by the guy at…

Salamanca

A walk on the New Year’s Day

This year, we celebrated the New Year in Salamanca, a university town in western Spain. The day before, we had asked the man at the tourist information centre about how to spend the…

Salamanca

Being tricked on New Year’s Eve

On New Year’s Eve in Salamanca, Spain, we spent the afternoon shopping around the shops that were still open. In our shopping list, sweets and a bottle of cava for a small celebration…

Salamanca

And then, lunch

In Salamanca in the western part of Spain, we had planned to do some more sightseeing, but we spent more time at Casa Lis than expected, so we rushed to the Salamanca University…

Salamanca

Beautiful Casa Lis

After seeing the cathedral in Salamanca, a university town in western Spain, we found a building called Casa Lis nearby. This is Museo de Art Nouveau y Art Deco (Museum of Art Nouveau…

Salamanca

New and old cathedrals

The second day in Salamanca, a town in the western part of Spain, was devoted to sightseeing. It was past 10am when we went out, but the sun was still low at this…

Salamanca

About disappointing hotel and our night walk

The hotel we stayed in Salamanca in Spain was a four-star hotel named Catalonia Plaza Mayor Salamanca. The location is excellent, right behind the Plaza Mayor, a beautiful square in the centre of…