Salamanca

Salamanca

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January 7th 2009
Not much to specifically see but a cool place, uni's,students and loved the streets, very gothic looking, and loved the roman bridge and the river with the islands/marshes in the middle. they do big one litre beers here for three euros, very good value and the main square was great, loads of great bars, wold never struggle for somewhere to drink at least! the two cathedrals are joined togeth ... read more

Europe » Spain

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more