Саламанка, Шпанија
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, the administrative center of the province of Salamanca in the autonomous region of Castile and León. There is no other historical city that has such architectural purity. All the buildings in the center, as well as the modern ones, have a facade of Villamayor stone, which together with their characteristic golden color give the city a strong personality. Salmanka is located around the Torme River. The city has a population of about 160,000 inhabitants.
The University of Salamanca, founded in 1218, is the oldest Spanish university still in operation. In 1985, the old city was declared by UNESCO as part of the World Heritage of Humanity. There is an airfield and a railroad, a Catholic school and a state university. The main historical attractions are the University building, the main square and the monastery of Saint Stephen.
