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We left the “casco antiguo” (old town) to see the Roman bridge built in the third century over the Rio Tormes. Before you come to the bridge on the left side there was a monument dedicated to “Lazarillo de Tormes” which is a sixteenth-century novel narrated in the first-person and tell’s the story of Lazarillo’s life, from childhood until his adulthood. No one knows who wrote it some say it may have been a brother from Salamanca and so this tribute.

Um excelente exemplo de um estilo artístico exclusivo do Renascimento Espanhol, o plateresco. Foi propriedade do Conde de Monterrey (que lhe deu o nome) e é actualmente da Duquesa de Alba, a famosa senhora de 85 anos de quem se diz ser proprietária de metade de Espanha e que é uma das mulheres mais conhecidas no seu país.
The inscription on the wall shows us the Monterrey Palace, built in the sixteenth century with such grandeur that served as an inspiration to many other buildings built in Spain.
An excellent example of a unique artistic style of the Spanish Renaissance, the plateresque. It was the property of the Count of Monterrey (who gave it the name) and is currently owned by the Duchess of Alba, the famous lady of 85 years who they say owns half of Spain and is one of the most famous women in her country.

Also known as the Church of the Holy Spirit, it’s in a corner beside the Pontifical University and in front of the House of Shells (Casa das Conchas).
On its facade there’s a sculpture and an inscription in honor of the King and Queen responsible for the construction of this Baroque-style church. It was in the seventeenth century and that was King Philip III (also King of Portugal) and his wife was Margaret of Austria. Like other works done by order of Kings, Philip III never got to see this complete since it took a century to be finished.
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O exterior não denuncia a riqueza do seu pequeno interior, que conta com cinco naves separadas por arcos com um formato de ferradura e cuja ligação ao pilar se faz com um detalhe decorativo esculpido em pedra.
First a Synagogue then a church, Santa María la Blanca continues to be an excellent example of the Mudéjar movement in Spain.
The exterior does not denounce the wealth of its small interior, which has five naves separated by arches with a horseshoe shape and whose connection to the pillar is made with a decorative detail carved in stone.
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