Let’s stop dreaming of the usual London and Paris or Madrid and Vienna and dedicate ourselves to visiting what tourists call the golden city
Now that traveling is once again enjoyable and even easier, those who have the opportunity to pack are spoiled for choice. Taking away some Eastern European scenarios as a precaution, starting from Italy, there are really destinations for all budgets. Often we don’t even have to search for low cost flights, because it opens the advertising windows on our email while we are connected. A convenience of the web, which today allows us to book a holiday in just a few minutes. But let’s focus today on something different, leaving out the usual and wonderful European capitals and taking a look at a very popular destination for European tourism. So beautiful and fascinating that it has turned out to be a real surprise in recent years. It even deserves the nickname of “golden city”.
One of the oldest universities in Europe
Maybe some of our readers will know the beautiful Salamanca, in Spain, for its famous university. In fact, there are many Italian children who have decided to join the Erasmus program on this campus. Salamanca is one of the oldest universities on the continent and is characterized by its liveliness. The classic destination for those who want to breathe the healthy euphoria of youth, unity with the internationality of cultures and languages. Salamanca is one of the most treasured chests in Spain. Medieval and Renaissance testimonies make this city a destination that must be taken into consideration for a trip different from the usual.
Let’s stop dreaming of the usual London and Paris or Madrid and Vienna and dedicate ourselves to visiting what tourists call the golden city
Thanks to its popularity among students and younger tourists, it is very easy to find weekly flight offers to Salamanca from the main Italian airports. It is in fact served by the main low cost airlines, both with direct stopovers and with intermediate passages. Also convenient is the possibility of reaching Salamanca by train, starting for example from Rome, with the restaurant car.
If we can easily find a low cost flight to Salamanca, then sleeping there is even cheaper.
Where stay
Nothing is missing to stay in luxurious hotels and characteristic cities, but if we intend to plan a weekend without spending a lot this is the city for us. Accommodations, landlords and bed and breakfast prices are really modest, starting from 15/20 euros per room. Let’s stop dreaming of the usual London and Paris, instead thinking about a beautiful destination within any budget. But if we have little time and don’t want to go far from Italy, let’s not miss this pearl of the Alps.
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