"On behalf of all those who work here, I would like to warmly welcome you to the magical city of Salamanca. Magical, because the ideal elements are here to be able to study in peace and a good atmosphere, combined with the possibility to go out and have a good time after a heavy day. According to tradition, Salamanca has always been characterised by its cultural atmosphere. The people who come to Salamanca remember the city for its educational institutions, its streets which are bursting with life (there are more than 50,000 young people studying at the university), its monuments (it was not for nothing that UNESCO named Salamanca the Guardian Angel of Humanity), its pure Castilian, its gastronomy and most especially the friendliness and hospitality of its inhabitants. In short, the city is something special. Hasta pronto."
Jesús Baz
Director of Studies, don Quijote Salamanca

The don Quijote school in Salamanca is located in the heart of the old city centre. The building is 100 meters from the famous University of Salamanca and just two minutes away from the magnificent Plaza Mayor.

 

The school is a recently restored 16th-century monastery. The modern materials used for the renovation create a natural balance with the richness, style and class of previous centuries. You enter the school through a beautiful courtyard. This courtyard and the garden divide the school into three parts: the offices, the cafeteria and the classrooms. The main building has three floors, 13 classrooms, a recreation room (with computers, video, piano, sound system, etc.), a library, a staff lounge and three offices.

 

Reasons for studying Spanish in Salamanca

The city:

• Population: ca.180,000
  
• Location: Mid West of Spain (in the autonomous region of Castilla y Le—n).
  
• People of Salamanca speak the purest Spanish, which makes the city very popular for learning this language.
  
• Salamanca is large enough to be able to offer the advantages of a big city but in the same time, it has the friendly atmosphere of a small town.
  
• It is home of the world's second oldest university. It receives about 30,000 students every year of which approximately 5,000 come from abroad.
  
• Salamanca was declared "Patrimonio de la Humanidad" by UNESCO and is known as "La Dorada", the Golden City, because of the golden glow of its sandstone buildings.
  
  

Cultural/Recreational:

• The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is one of the most beautiful baroque in Spain.
  
• Madrid is only at 200 km away.
  
• By train, you are in Portugal in one hour.
  
• The "Sierra de Francia" and the "Sierra de Gredos" (mountains) surround Salamanca. You have plenty of opportunities to get in touch with nature and to discover typical small villages.
  
• In September, the "Ferrias and Fiestas de San Mateo" are spectacular. For two weeks, there is a fully organized program of concerts, parades, exhibitions, bullfighting's and markets.
  
• Salamanca is THE perfect place to go out and have a good time.
  
• In 2002 Salamanca is the European Cultural Capital.
  
  

Critical comment:

• The nearest international airport is Madrid, from which it takes two hours and a half to reach Salamanca.
  
• Salamanca normally cold in the winter, with a few hours a day that the sun comes through.