Univerisad de Salamanca Review

One of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the country. It s worth getting closer to.

In general the whole city is beautiful full of charm, but this building is fascinating. Recommendable.

Casposa and inbred university where they exist, where access to the teaching career is "transmitted" intergenerationally. The Calabrian Mafia is a children's game next to this.

Oldest university in an impressively good condition

I know Salamanca beautiful university and its square, its cathedrals beautiful city

Very beautiful and full of history. It still maintains that warmth in its buildings and it is difficult to find the frog.

There is much to see because it is the oldest university in Spain

It is the place where you want to study, do your specialization, meet, travel, learn.
What nice teachers, I loved it.

A must see, immerse yourself in the universe of the oldest Spanish university.
A journey through time, history and knowledge.
Also visit the Plaza Mayor among the most beautiful of the Spanish peninsula as well as the historic heart of the city.

Good historical site. But they charge to see the historical and if they have any act you do not access everything. Should those days be free

The University of Salamanca (Universidad de Salamanca) was founded in 1134, which was confirmed by King Alfonso IX in 1218 by a royal charter. It is the oldest university in the Spanish-speaking area and the third oldest university in the world that is still operating. The formal name "University" was given to him by King Alfonso X on May 8, 1254, and in 1255 it was recognized by Pope Alexander IV. The university dates back to the cathedral school whose traces date back to 1130. The historical phrases Quod natura non dat, Salmantica non praestat ( What nature does not give Salamanca does not lend ) and Multos et doctissimos Salmantica habet ( Salamanca has many very educated ) explain the prestige that this institution achieved very quickly. The University of Salamanca recognized the Copernicus system according to which the Sun was the center of the Universe at a time when the church still considered this idea a heresy. Miguel de Cervantes was a student at this University. Like Oxford and Cambridge, Salamanca had a large number of colleges (Colegios Mayores) that were established as charities to allow poor students to attend the University. Until 1580, 6,500 new students enrolled at the University every year, and also in this period, probably for the first time, women enrolled in studies, among whom was Lucia de Medrano, the first woman to ever be a lecturer at a university.

I have to say that the institution has let me down a lot, the management of extra-ordinary courses leaves a lot to be desired. The information is concise and of poor quality. Very little respect and very low responsibility with the students. A good example of how to squander an illustrious past.

Incredible place its crossed out interior .. full of art

Spectacular. Every time I walk around here my university memories take me to such an enriching experience .....

I loved it and more because of its antiquity and how it still retains everything in its history. A university that anyone would like to study there.

Of the most famous and well-known universities in Spain

Nice emblematic building to see, looking for the frog is almost obligatory if you are going to see it

Architectural and historical wonder. Disappointing and mediocre as a university ...

Beautiful and good atmosphere around. Enough places to eat very well and cheap.
The "Valor" chocolate shop next door, one of the best I've visited, in treatment and quality

Luckily for a mafia we have gone to a better university ... they often have a mess with tuition at the usal.
They charge your tuition and then tell you that you are not admitted ... weird, weird right?
Winning 100% at the UAM, this is a good University much better than Salamanca.
I give the Salamanca usal a star because you cannot give zero and especially to the rude staff of the Rectorate ... bad leaders and moody.

History of hundreds of years, in the old university of Salamanca

Anyone who studies there and is so kind as to tell me what the university is like academically? I'm interested in the Architecture career

Spectacular, both the facade and its interior history, must visit.

this place sucks and is way too overpriced not recommended to go at all. Honorable place. everyone
is rude and mean.

When I went, I had the incredible luck that they had mounted a scaffold on the main cover. I couldn't find frog or anything.

The facade of the University is impressive. The frog is worth looking for. if you find the frog you are lucky in studies. It is also worth going to see the sky of Salamanca

It costs 10 to enter ... too expensive ... in order to see the facade and look for the frog to spare ...

It only took me an hour to find the frog on the facade! :)

It is a wonderful university
with a great faculty.
Great facilities, and with great regards to the world of work

Wonderful architecture, good explanations (could sometimes be a bit more in detail), excellent audio guide, very interesting.

My daughter will go next year we are from Uruguay in February will be there. Only with the photos we already love it.

Awesome! Try to visit with a guide for all those great stories!

The tradition of visiting Salamanca University is to find a little frog hiding in the decoration of the building. There is a legend that if a student can find the frog, then he will pass the exam. From a historical perspective, frogs are always associated with shortcomings such as bad habits and inactivity. Imagine that it is also a moral lesson for tourists, so that people come here to realize where to go and where to go, what is the right path in life, and truths such as virtue, facts and wisdom

I think it has been the best choice of my life. The Faculty of Law has been my home for 4 intense years in that wonderful city of Salamanca. I recommend this city and its University!

An impressive facade. It is very well decorated and maintained. You stare looking for the detail of each figure

I was only here for a brief tour of the university and have not studied there. The architecture is exquisite and it is very interesting to see the old lecture theatres and defense halls. It is a stark contrast to a modern university but with a beauty that is hard to find these.

A beautiful facade. If you like art and architecture, I definitely recommend you visit it.

The VICTOR or VITOR drawn on the walls of the University of Salamanca was made by the students when they achieved their doctorate, as an exclamation of victory. They used to do it with bull blood or with vegetable More

In my view, the University of Salamanca is quite overrated. The visit disappointed me a little, perhaps because my expectations were higher, and of course the 10 that the entrance costs seemed abusive to me, it is the monument of the most expensive city to visit by far.

Expected more. You pay quite a lot of income, but there is not much to see. Building itself is also pretty boring compared to many other buildings in the city. The library seems impressive, but it is closed to the public again, only through the glass door you have a good view of the collection.

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I visited the Univetsity in 1958 and was impressed by its architecture and its hustory. I believe I was told it was the oldest running university in the world.

Wonderful encounter with 800 years of history and the best the library

The University is already an attraction in itself. 800 years of history.

This fact that it is not possible to pay with a card makes the visit difficult. It is also excessively expensive (general 10 euros).

Great promises and good teachers are counted on one ... two fingers. The views are beautiful, yes.

The Oldest University in the world! We were so happy to have found the frog!

One of the oldest universities in Europe, with its own history and culture. A unique place to study and have quality training.

I will study there in a few months, Mecencanta is precisely already being there, successful to all a kiss

Some may say that this university is overpriced for 10 Euro. In my opinion, it is totally worth the price. Where else can I find such a beautiful medieval university which is so well preserved?

As there was a shower on that day, tourists were scarce so we could enjoy the campus as much as we want. With the audioguide, you can walk along different areas of the university and check out its function hundreds of years ago. Imagining how students listening to the lectures in the wooden built lecture hall (without the powerpoints and speakers) and the inauguration ceremony in the hall is itself a breathtaking experience.

The 'finding the frog' game suggested by the university also gave us a lot of fun as we did spend considerable amount of time searching them on the incredibly complicated sculpture at the entrance. And the joy of finding it (in the answer sheet of the university shop) makes it more delightful.

Their university shop sells the real deal with delicate laser cut cards and addictive alphabet stamps based on their canon and harry porter like leather bags, computer cases and stationery.

Extraordinary UNIVERSITY "where the principles of all sciences are taught ..."

Spectacular the facade of the university, do not forget to find the frog, it is difficult to find it but this hahahaha

The facade is beautiful and finding the frog is fun.

On the other hand paying 10 to see old wooden benches in austere classrooms and being locked between 4 panes to be able to look at the library which could have been interesting make me say that it is a scam!

Do not visit the interior unless you have time to waste and money !!!

Very old, when knowledge was elitist, held only by a few. I liked it and it is very well preserved.

Must visit if you go through Salamanca. Well maintained, clean and with a lot of history.

We loved visiting this historic and inspirational university

It is one of the most important buildings in Salamanca and one of the jewels of Spanish Renaissance art. The seat of the university began in the year 1218 by Alfonso IX of Leon and later continued pir Afonso X being a reference in Europe.

Historical Spanish University, where, among the ancient walls, the student is encouraged to learn all that human knowledge has acquired over the centuries and to seek new ways for a complete education.