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Location: Salamanca, Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain

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1. Salamanca Old Town – Roman Bridge of Salamanca loop from Alamedilla

45.9km

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2. Roman Bridge of Salamanca – Salamanca Old Town loop from Tejares - Chamberí

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80m

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3. Roman Bridge of Salamanca – Salamanca Cathedral loop from Salamanca

43.9km

03:40

320m

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

March 23, 2024

The New Cathedral is one of the two cathedrals in the city of Salamanca.

The need to build this building arose when what is now known as the Old Cathedral became too small due to the rise of the city, due to university activity, at the beginning of the 16th century. For its construction, help was requested from the Catholic Monarchs.

The works began in 1512, on a project by Gil de Ontañón, and ended in 1733, making this cathedral one of the last manifestations of Spanish Gothic.

It was planned that the Old Cathedral would remain standing to allow worship until the construction work on the New was completed and at that time it would be demolished. When the work was completed, more than two centuries later, the idea was reconsidered and, luckily, both buildings were preserved.

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Ana Carmen

November 27, 2022

It is popularly known as the "new cathedral", since its construction began in the 15th century due to demographic growth caused by the opening of the University of Salamanca. They considered that the current cathedral could not meet the demands of the new situation and, finally, in the 18th century they finished this beautiful Gothic-style mass.

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Location: Salamanca, Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain

Salamanca Cathedral

1. Salamanca Old Town – Roman Bridge of Salamanca loop from Alamedilla

2. Roman Bridge of Salamanca – Salamanca Old Town loop from Tejares - Chamberí

3. Roman Bridge of Salamanca – Salamanca Cathedral loop from Salamanca

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