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Legends and Real Stories Self Guided Tour of Salamanca
Product code 472599P50
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From USD 5.39
Dates
Available from Jan 12, 2025
Travelers
Adult ages 12-60
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Legends and Real Stories Self Guided Tour of Salamanca
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Duration
2 hours to 3 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, German, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Pl, French, Nl, Spanish
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Meeting point
Meeting point provided
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
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Legends and Real Stories Self Guided Tour of Salamanca





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Duration
2 hours to 3 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, German, Russian, Portuguese, Italian, Pl, French, Nl, Spanish
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Meeting point
Meeting point provided
Time zone
Europe/Madrid
Why Travelers Love This
A stone frog sits on a skull on the façade of one of Europe's oldest universities, and thousands of tourists squint at it every day convinced it will help them pass their exams. The tradition is completely made up. This self-guided audio walking tour of Salamanca tells you what actually happened, and the real stories are stranger. Walk 20 stops through Spain's Golden City with a narrator who separates legend from history at every turn. You'll hear where Columbus was told his maths was wrong, stand where a philosopher faced down a general during the Civil War, and learn how lectures in these halls gave birth to modern international law. Start whenever you like, pause for coffee or a hornazo, and finish at your own pace. No fixed schedule, no group to keep up with. The app works offline with GPS maps, audio, and photos at every stop. Over 20,000 travelers have used self-guided tours. The tour comes with a full refund guarantee.
Overview
A stone frog sits on a skull on the façade of one of Europe's oldest universities, and thousands of tourists squint at it every day convinced it will help them pass their exams. The tradition is completely made up. This self-guided audio walking tour of Salamanca tells you what actually happened, and the real stories are stranger. Walk 20 stops through Spain's Golden City with a narrator who separates legend from history at every turn. You'll hear where Columbus was told his maths was wrong, stand where a philosopher faced down a general during the Civil War, and learn how lectures in these halls gave birth to modern international law. Start whenever you like, pause for coffee or a hornazo, and finish at your own pace. No fixed schedule, no group to keep up with. The app works offline with GPS maps, audio, and photos at every stop. Over 20,000 travelers have used self-guided tours. The tour comes with a full refund guarantee.
What's Included
Included
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Not included
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Transport
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for “Tourific” in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
End point
The tour ends at the Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor
Pickup details
Itinerary
Stop 1
10 minutes
Stop 1
Stand beneath eighty-nine stone portraits and find the one that was chiselled off by angry students.
Pass by stop 2
Pass by stop 2
Find out the significance of the carved skulls and learn how a philosopher died steps away from this very façade.
Pass by stop 3
Pass by stop 3
See the unfinished palace that became so influential aristocrats across Spain copied its style.
Stop 4
5 minutes
Stop 4
Step inside a church built around a painting shipped across the Mediterranean from Naples.
Stop 5
5 minutes
Stop 5
Count three hundred carved shells and uncover the military ambition they were designed to advertise.
Pass by stop 6
Pass by stop 6
Climb a tower called the Ladder to Heaven, built for Jesuits who were expelled from Spain in a single night.
Stop 7
5 minutes
Stop 7
Meet the poet who supposedly returned from five years in prison and resumed his lecture mid-sentence.
Pass by stop 8
Pass by stop 8
Search for the stone frog everyone believes brings exam luck, then hear why the whole tradition is invented and see where a friar publicly told the Spanish Empire it had no right to conquer the Americas.
Stop 9
10 minutes
Stop 9
Walk the street where students once bought forbidden Enlightenment books smuggled from Flanders.
Stop 10
5 minutes
Stop 10
View the door doctoral students prayed they would never have to use.
Stop 11
5 minutes
Stop 11
Piece together what really happened when a philosopher confronted a general and an entire hall fell silent.
Pass by stop 12
Pass by stop 12
See the building where Franco's regime made its first radio broadcast using a Nazi transmitter.
Pass by stop 13
Pass by stop 13
Look up at the tower that survived a royal demolition order because someone thought it's too beautiful
Stop 14
5 minutes
Stop 14
Encounter the monks whose mission was to cross the sea and buy back kidnapped Christians.
Pass by stop 15
Pass by stop 15
Hear how Columbus arrived seeking funding and was turned down by men who were right.
Stop 16
10 minutes
Stop 16
Descend into the cave where the Devil supposedly taught magic and kept one student as payment.
Stop 17
10 minutes
Stop 17
Smell the plants described in a masterpiece of Spanish literature and decide if the lovers ever walked here.
Stop 18
5 minutes
Stop 18
Cross stones laid two thousand years ago and find the headless Iron Age boar a politician once threw into the river.
Additional Info
Pets Welcome
Service animals allowed
Public Transportation Nearby
Public transportation options are available nearby
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Other
All stops will be visited from outside without entering into any locations
Other
The total time taken for the tour includes walking between stops and time at each location to listen to the commenetary
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Policy type
Standard
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 1+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-1 days before
Review Summary
4.5
2 reviews
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