• Artur Victoria (2 years ago) The Old Cathedral of Salamanca (Cathedral Vieja de Salamanca in Spanish) is one of two existing cathedrals in the city of...
  • The Old Cathedral's official name is the Cathedral of St. Mary (Catedral de Santa Maria). The cathedral was founded in 1120 by Salamanca's first bishop, Jerome...
  • Given the frontier character of Salamanca, the Old Cathedral was also designed as a fortress, popularly known as “fortis salmantina”.
  • The Old Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Vieja de Santa María) is one of two cathedrals in Salamanca, Spain, the other being the New Cathedral of Salamanca.
  • Catedral Vieja (Old Cathedral) is one of the two cathedrals in the city of Salamanca. The other one is the Catedral Nueva (New Cathedral).
  • The group of cathedrals of Salamanca comprises the Old Cathedral and the New Cathedral, which share the great bells tower.
  • The work went on until well into the 13th century. 1174 the cathedral school was founded in 1218 from the University of Salamanca emerged.
  • The Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, popularly known as New Cathedral is, together with the Old Cathedral, one of the two cathedrals of Salamanca, Castile...
  • The Old Cathedral of Salamanca is a short walking distance from the city center. If you prefer to drive, use the metered parking garage nearby.
  • The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.