Salamanca lives from the services sector in all of its expressions, from the civil and clerical administration, from commerce, from the tourism industry and from companies dedicated to entertainment and culture, specially from the University of Salamanca and Pontifical University. Castile and Leon´s government has seated in the city Castile and Leon´s Regional Film Library and Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions, generating though a great number of cultural activities. The two universities altogether have at the present moment more than 40,000 students.

Salamanca is one of the Spanish cities with more monuments, possessing one of the most important historical heritage in Spain. Entering the city allow us to enjoy an authentic architecture spectacle. The city offers its visitor the possibility of contemplating all architectonic styles. Its buildings, constructed with Villamayor´s stone, provide Salamanca a personality of its own and a peculiar golden tone.
Nowadays, Salamanca is a city of intense academic and cultural life, extending itself beyond its geographical limits. The city, that in 9th of November of 1988 was granted the title "World´s Heritage Site" by UNESCO has become a national, and maybe international, reference.

Any tour in Salamanca must start off its magnificent Plaza Mayor (Main Square), constructed in baroque style. Salamanca is not only famous for being a university city, but also for having two cathedrals, equally beautiful, each one with its own style. Catedral Nueva (New Cathedral) impresses by its size and gothic style.
Catedral Vieja (Old Cathedral) shows a Romanesque style. In it, we can also find Torre del Gallo (Rooster's Tower) which apse turns to be one of the Spanish Romanesque's masterworks. In the outside, Patio Chico constitutes one of the most cozy and peaceful corners of Salamanca. Next to it, there is a most beautiful garden, Calixto and Melibea´s Orchard.

Also very close we find the University, with a such particular and universal at the same time Plateresque façade. Facing it, Patio de Escuelas where a statue of Fray Luis contemplates the façade. In Escuelas Menores (Minor Schools) we can contemplate the so called Cielo de Salamanca (Salamanca´s Sky) a "fresco" painting representing Sun and Mercury, Zodiac´s signs and the four winds.

Plaza de Anaya (Anaya Square) is dominated by the impressive neoclassic façade of Palacio de Anaya (Anaya Palace) and the northern façade of Catedral Nueva (New Cathedral).
Casa de las Conchas (House of Shells), of late XVth century, combines late gothic with new Renaissance styles. Colegio de los Irlandeses (Irishmen´s School), from XVIth century, lined up around an inner cloister. Property of the noble house of Alba, Monterrey Palace displays a crossing between late gothic and Renaissance Plateresque style.
Salamanca is one of the Spanish cities that conserves a lot of its historical past. Almost all buildings in the town center are constructed with Villamayor´s Stone, with suggestive golden tonality; this fact has worthed Salamanca its "Golden City" surname.