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On behalf of all those who work here, I would like to warmly welcome you to the magical city of Salamanca.
Magical, because the ideal elements are here to be able to study in peace and a good atmosphere, combined with
the possibility to go out and have a good time after a heavy day.
The school is a recently restored 16th century monastery. The modern materials used during the renovation are
almost in natural balance with the richness, style and class of previous centuries.
You enter the school through a beautiful courtyard. This courtyard and the garden divide the school into two parts.
In the first part you will find the secretariat and the office. The second part houses 11 classrooms, a
recreation room furnished with a video, hi-fi, etc., a library, a staff room and three offices.
Reasons for studying spanish in Salamanca:
The city
- Population: ca.180,000
- Location: Mid West of Spain (in the autonomous region of Castilla y León).
- People of Salamanca speak the purest spanish, which makes the city very popular for learning this language.
- Salamanca is large enough to be able to offer the advantages of a big city but in the same time, it has the friendly atmosphere of a small town.
- It is home of the world's second oldest university. It receives about 30,000 students every year of which approximately 5,000 come from abroad.
- Salamanca was declared "Patrimonio de la Humanidad" by UNESCO and is known as "La Dorada", the Golden City, because of the golden glow of its sandstone buildings.
Cultural/Recreational:
- The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is one of the most beautiful baroque in Spain.
- Madrid is only at 200 km away.
- By train, you are in Portugal in one hour.
- The "Sierra de Francia" and the "Sierra de Gredos" (mountains) surround Salamanca. You have plenty of opportunities to get in touch with nature and to discover typical small villages.
- In September, the "Ferrias and Fiestas de San Mateo" are spectacular. For two weeks, there is a fully organized program of concerts, parades, exhibitions, bullfighting's and markets.
- Salamanca is THE perfect place to go out and have a good time.
- In 2002 Salamanca is the European Cultural Capital.
Critical comment:
- The nearest international airport is Madrid, from which it takes two hours and a half to reach Salamanca.
- Salamanca normally cold in the winter, with a few hours a day that the sun comes through.
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