Must-see attractions in Salamanca

  • Top Choice
    Plaza de Toros Las Ventas

    One of Spain’s most atmospheric arenas, the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas has hosted everything from Beatles concerts to motocross competitions during its…

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    Museo Lázaro Galdiano

    This imposing early-20th-century Italianate stone mansion, set discreetly back from the street, belonged to Don José Lázaro Galdiano (1862–1947), a…

  • Museo Arqueológico Nacional

    The showpiece National Archaeology Museum contains a sweeping accumulation of artefacts behind its towering facade. Daringly redesigned within, the museum…

  • Museo al Aire Libre

    This fascinating open-air collection of 17 abstract sculptures includes works by renowned Basque artist Eduardo Chillida, Catalan master Joan Miró, as…

  • Palacio de Linares

    So extraordinary is the Palacio de Comunicaciones on Plaza de la Cibeles that many visitors fail to notice this fine 19th-century pleasure dome that…

  • Biblioteca Nacional & Museo del Libro

    Perhaps the most impressive of the grand edifices erected along the Paseo de los Recoletos in the 19th century, the 1892 Biblioteca Nacional (National…

  • Museo Taurino

    The Museo Taurino inhabits a renovated space dedicated to bullfighting legend Manolete, as well as a curious collection of paraphernalia, costumes (the…

  • Fundación Juan March

    This foundation organises some of the better temporary exhibitions in Madrid each year and it’s always worth checking its website to see what's on or just…