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Learn Spanish in Salamanca, Spain

Salamanca is one of the most popular places to learn to speak Spanish in the world and our school attracts a diverse group of students year-round.

The province of Salamanca situated in the southwest corner of Castile & León on the borders with Extremadura and Portugal, covers an area of 12,336 sq. km (4,763 sq. m.). Lying on Spain's Northern Plateau, it forms part of the Duero river system where you find a landscape of pastures, dotted with trees and bushy undergrowth. Winters tend to be relatively long, with minimum temperatures averaging around 6ºC (42,8ºF), while the summers are marked by average highs that never climb above 20ºC - 22ºC (68ºF-71ºF).

Salamanca is large enough (180,000 inhabitants) to be able to offer the advantages of a real city, but at the same time it keeps the intimacy of a village. In Salamanca, the inhabitants speak the "purest" Spanish in Spain - Castilian. For this reason Salamanca is enormously popular with people all over the world who want to learn to speak Spanish.

The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is one of the finest squares in Spain and known as the living room of the Salamantinos (people from Salamanca). Salamanca is a real university city with Spanish students everywhere and the city is easily covered on foot.

Spanish Holidays in Salamanca - the vast majority of Spanish holidays in Salamanca have, as everywhere in Spain, a religious background:

  • One of the most special celebrations in Salamanca is "El Lunes de Aguas" ("The Monday of Water"). On this day, the last of eight days of celebrations at Easter, the inhabitants of Salamanca dress up in carnival costumes and go in procession to the river Tormes. This tradition is said to date back to 1570.
  • During the year there are many more festivals and festivities of which the September "Ferris y Fiestas de San Mateo" are the most spectacular. For two weeks there is a fully organized program of concerts, parades, exhibitions and markets.

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