Plaza Mayor tourist office

The tourist information office on the Plaza Mayor, at number 32, under the arcades, is Salamanca's main one: it is shared by the Junta de Castilla y León and the City Council, and is open every day of the year except three. Here you can ask for maps and monument opening times, enquire about guided tours and find the Turismo de Salamanca shop, with books, stationery and souvenirs.

Opening hours and contact

Monday to Friday it opens from 9:00 to 19:00, without closing at midday; on Saturdays from 10:00 to 19:00, and on Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00. According to the Turismo de Castilla y León listing, it closes on 25 December and on 1 and 6 January, and on the afternoons of 24 and 31 December. Telephones 923 21 83 42 and 902 30 20 02; email [email protected].

Guided tours

Guided tours with official tourist guides leave from this office daily. Turismo de Salamanca mentions routes for all audiences: monumental, night-time, convents, legends and anecdotes, or dramatised. The price varies by tour and does not include entry to the monuments. Tickets are bought from the guide, five minutes before the start, at the meeting point; the departure schedule is published in a document on the tourism website and the office will give it to you. If you come as a group, you can arrange a private tour with one of the official guides listed on the website.

Two other offices

The city has two other information points. The Visitor Reception Centre at the Fonda Veracruz, on Calle Veracruz, next to the cathedrals, also has lockers, toilets and bike racks. And in the cathedral atrium, on Calle Rondín de las Edades del Hombre, there is an information point (923 16 25 89) that in winter opens every day from 11:00 to 18:00, and from 4 to 8 December until 20:00.

Tips

If you arrive on a Sunday, come in the morning: the office closes at 14:00. That day the Historic University Building opens only in the morning and the Casa de las Conchas is closed, so it is worth planning your visit right here. Also ask for the information on park-and-ride car parks if you come by car: much of the old town is pedestrianised and parking around it is regulated.

What to see from here

You are on the Plaza Mayor, Churriguera's Baroque square. From here you can walk to the Casa de las Conchas, the University and the frog, the cathedrals and the Ieronimus towers. For a drink on the same square, the Mesón Cervantes.