

Location
Where is Salamanca?
Salamanca
is located just 112 miles (180 kilometers) Northwest of Madrid
and 60 miles (100 kilometers) East of the Portuguese border in
the autonomous region of Castilla y Leon. Originally the city
of Salamanca was built on the East bank of the river Tormes but
now its 200,000 (40,000 of which are students) inhabit both sides
of the river. By bus from Madrid travel time is 2.5 hours.