Old City of Salamanca
Also known as Old Salamanca City, Salamanca City
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1988
List reference
381
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Old City of Salamanca is in Salamanca. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old Town of Ávila, about 90 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Salamanca · about 162,000 peopleat the site
- Valladolid · about 322,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Bragança · about 34,000 peopleabout 130 km north-west
- Guarda · about 32,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Covilhã · about 25,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
- Madrid · about 5,567,000 peopleabout 180 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainCultural88 km away
Spain, PortugalCultural89 km away
SpainCultural130 km away
SpainCultural134 km away
PortugalCultural157 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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