Salamanca, pop 150000 (approx) is a nice city from the Castilla and Leon region, located in the north-west of Spain. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Its origins come back to the 7th century BC

Its university is the oldest one in Spain. The Universidad de Salamanca was created in 1218 by King Alfonso IX and it was the European one to use the title University, being awarded that title by King Alfonso X, el Sabio, dated 9 November 1252 [y whose licentia ubique docendi was given by the Pope Alejandro IV in 1255. For centuries it seems that in Europe the saying was popular «Quod natura non dat, Salmantica non præstat» [6].

More information at the turist information webpage here.