Ieronimus, the cathedral towers

Ieronimus is the visit to the towers of Salamanca cathedral. You enter through the Torre Mocha, on Plaza de Juan XXIII, and climb through medieval rooms and corridors to the terraces and balconies, from where you see the city's rooftops, the Clerecía and the Tormes. There is a bell-ringing thrown in as a gift.

What the visit covers

The climb links rooms that used to be closed to visitors: the Dungeon, the Jailer's room, the Warden's room, the Torre Mocha room, the Upper Hall, the Vault room and the clock room. On the way pieces from the archive and the cathedral treasury appear, such as the pectoral Christ of El Cid, wind instruments, a marine trumpet, drawings by Joaquín de Churriguera or the will of Canon Vela.

Then you go out into the open air. There is a terrace at the top of the Torre Mocha, a walkway towards the Torre del Gallo and the Anaya terrace, with the square at your feet. By the Mallorca spiral staircase you reach the triforium of the New Cathedral, which looks down onto the nave from on high, and the space under the roof, between the vaults and the roof. The finale is the bell chamber, with a room dedicated to the bells and the bell-ringers.

Allow about 45 minutes, more if you stop at each terrace. There are many stairs, some narrow and spiral: it is not a visit for anyone with vertigo or difficulty climbing. With children who climb well, it is among the things they like most in Salamanca.

Hours and tickets

It is open every day: from March to December, from 10:00 to 20:00 (last entry at 19:00); in January and February, from 10:00 to 18:00 (last entry at 17:00). The individual ticket costs €6, and €5 per person for groups of 20 or more. It publishes no reduced or children's rate. There are night visits at €10 on the dates set by its calendar, and tailor-made night visits in Spanish, English and French, with the price to be confirmed. It has braille and easy-read leaflets.

Capacity is limited: buy online and choose a time. For questions or groups, [email protected] or 923 266 701.

How to combine it

Ieronimus is a separate visit from that of the cathedrals, with its own ticket, but both start on the same Plaza de Juan XXIII. The practical thing is to see the naves from below first and then go up, to recognise from the triforium what you have just walked on. Afterwards, go down to the Roman Bridge to see the towers from the other bank, or go into the Casa Lis, two minutes away.