Spain’s Golden City, Salamanca: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Overview
Legend says anyone who spots the tiny stone frog hidden on Salamanca's university façade will be lucky enough to return – can you find it?
Spain's oldest university city may be small, but it has a big history and a sense of humour to match. Official guide Martoke Witlox, a Dutch-born local who has lived here since 1992, leads you on a relaxed 2 km walk from the golden baroque Plaza Mayor to the Convent of San Esteban, sharing the quirky stories behind its glowing sandstone façades. GPS-triggered audio plays as you walk and works offline, so you can pause for tapas and pick up where you left off at your own pace.
Highlights:
• Discover why Casa de las Conchas is covered in shells and gaze up at the painted Cielo de Salamanca
• Hear how Columbus and Napoleon each left their mark, and how a prince's university scheme led to a royal decree in 1497
• Admire the Monterrey Palace, the Clerecía towers and the Cathedral, then finish where the groundwork for the Gregorian calendar was laid
What's Included
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Smartphone and headphones
- Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
- Transportation
- Food
Meeting Location
Plaza Mayor
37002 Salamanca, Spain
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Plaza del Concilio de Trento
Salamanca, Spain
Tour ends around 473m from the starting point.
What To Expect
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Plaza Mayor (pass by)
Monterrey's palace (pass by)
Salamanca Cathedral (pass by)
Convent of San Esteban (pass by)
La Purisima Church (pass by)
Casa de las Conchas (pass by)
La Clerecía (pass by)
Scala Coeli Torres de la Clerecia (pass by)
Frog Salamanca (pass by)
Patio de Escuelas Menores (pass by)
El Cielo de Salamanca (pass by)
Ieronimus (pass by)
Anaya Palace (pass by)
Convento de las Duenas (pass by)
Monumento a Francisco de Vitoria - Salamanca (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please bring your own smartphone and headphones
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it.
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere.
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata.
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start.
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour.
- Smartphone and headphones.
- Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour.
- Transportation.
- Food.
The minimum age to participate is 6..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Spain’s Golden City, Salamanca: A Self-Guided Audio Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Spain’s Golden City, Salamanca: A Self-Guided Audio Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Smartphone and headphones
- Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
- Transportation
- Food
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please bring your own smartphone and headphones
