ARCHBISHOP FONSECA COLLEGE
This was one of four colleges for higher studies pertaining to the University. This elegant, extremely balanced building is of the classical style.

ANAYA PALACE
Founded in 1401, the palace is located opposite the Cathedral and replaced the first College of higher studies of the University of Salamanca, the College of San Bartolomé.

PALACE OF MONTERREY
This palatial residence is now the property of the Dukes of Alba. The Count of Monterrey had it built in the 16th century as the house of the primogeniture of the Fonseca, with the design by Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón..

HOUSE OF SHELLS
This is a prime example of civil Gothic architecture. It is a late 15th century - early 16th century construction, ordered by Rodrigo Arias Maldonado. Its walls are decorated with more than 300 shells from Santiago, as R. Arias pertained to this order.

ROMAN BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER TORMES
This bridge was constructed at the time of the emperor Trajan and formed part of the Silver Route. At the bridge entrance there is an Iberian boar, in reference to the picaresque novel “El Lazarillo de Tormes”