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New Year Break in Salamanca

Spain's renowned seat of learning
 
Mark the passing of the year in style with a special gastronomic dinner in the atmospheric city of Salamanca. Staying in a stylish, highly praised hotel, discover the city’s delightful architecture and rich and intriguing history at your own pace using our included self-guided walking tours.
New Year Break in Salamanca. 3 nights
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New Year Break in Salamanca. 3 nights
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Holiday information

 

A New Year break in Salamanca –

see in the new year in true Spanish style
Besieged by Hannibal; home to one of the oldest universities in Europe; loved by Cervantes; famed for its meat pies; a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and scene of one of Wellington's most impressive military successes, the city of Salamanca boasts a rich and intriguing past and is a delight to explore on foot.
There’s a real buzz about this vibrant city created by the overlapping of university life with tourism. Mention the name to Spanish people, and their eyes will light up as a sigh escapes their lips! To really get under the skin of the place, follow our city trails which take you, firstly, around the immediate vicinity of your hotel and then further afield into the heart of the historic quarter. Then, on New Year's Eve, savour a gastronomic dinner in our hand-picked restaurant before joining the revellers on Plaza Mayor, surely one of the most alluring squares in all of Spain.
 
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Itinerary

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights.
  • The average maximum daytime temperatures and monthly rainfall relate to the nearest weather station and are intended as a guide only.
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  • Discover Salamanca on our self-guided walking tours
    All the city's major sights are easily accessible on foot from your hotel. On our two self-guided walking tours, you'll get a real flavour of what makes this city tick as you visit some of our favourite places.

    The Plaza Major is the beating heart of the city; it's a place that everyone goes to – a huge Baroque square that is generally regarded as one of the most beautiful in Spain. Lined by restaurants and enticing tapas bars, it's made for people-watching as you relax over a beer or glass of wine.

    All over Salamanca you'll find amazing examples of an ornate form of stone-carving called 'Plateresque', that is said to resemble the work of a silversmith. You'll see it on the university, the convents of San Esteban and Las Dueñas and on many lesser well-known, though equally ornate, buildings. It's on the outside of the cathedral, too, and can best be seen by getting up close and personal by climbing its bell tower. The cathedral is decorated with a profusion of medallions, heraldic devices and animal figures – plus a spaceman which was added during renovation work in 1992.

    For something a bit different, we recommend a visit to Salamanca’s quirkiest museum, the Art Deco collection at the Casa Museo de Lis.

    And if you feel peckish as you explore, there's nothing more traditional in Salamanca than a 'Hornazo' pie, which are sold on most street corners.
  • Celebrate with a special dinner
    The highlight of your stay is your New Year’s Eve celebration, which comprises an excellent gastronomic dinner of several mouth-watering courses in a nearby restaurant, the fabulous La Hoja 21, plus the chance to enjoy the party atmosphere among the throng that gathers amid the spectacular lights of the Plaza Mayor.
 

Accommodation

On New Year's Eve, you enjoy a celebratory dinner in a nearby restaurant; on other nights you can take your pick of the city's many other eateries.
Hotel Rector
What is included
  • 3 nights
  • 1 celebratory dinner
    3 breakfasts
  • notes for self-guided city walking tours
 
Reviews

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We are keen for as many customers as possible to review their holiday. To make it easier to do so, we include a specific review section on our post-holiday questionnaire, and this is what we publish here, unedited. Read our full review policy >

All 6 reviews
  • anon
    29 December 2019

    The two cities were very different in character but both enjoyable. We loved the relaxed atmosphere in Salamanca and the beautiful architecture. Madrid was extremely busy in comparison. Our main aim was to see the art collections of the Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía but we found it relaxing to walk in El Retiro Park and in the smaller streets of the old centre described in Walk 1. Although we found it very strange to eat in the middle of the afternoon, we did discover that the Menu de Dias offered a better choice of food at a reasonable price.

    INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers enjoyed our New Year break in Salamanca followed by our city add-on in Madrid.

  • Mr M Halsall
    Kendal
    28 December 2019

    Great holiday. Salamanca is a lovely and manageable city. Hotel Rector was one of the best we have stayed at and gave a great welcome.

  • Peter Wakeham, London
    30 December 2018

    You could not find a more friendly and comfortable hotel anywhere.

  • anon
    30 December 2018

    Everyone loved the new year holiday package and found Salamanca to be a wonderful place. We all found the journey a bit of an ordeal; apart from the need to be at Luton (which is now much improved) at 5.00am, the 4 hour wait for a train in Madrid was very tiring. We wondered if it would have been possible to hire a mini bus to drive all 12 of us direct from the Airport.

    Inntravel
    response

    Our holidays are designed with smaller parties in mind - hence the rail journey from Madrid to Salamanca - but we are sometimes able to tailor travel arrangements for groups.

  • Mrs S Toulson
    Kings Langley
    30 December 2018

    Staff at Rector Hotel were charming.

  • Anon
    29 December 2018

    Wonderful hotel, beautiful city, very atmospheric, good restaurants, very interesting sites to visit.
 

FAQs

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  • If your holiday plans go awry because of Coronavirus, rest assured that we’ll do right by you. Since the start of the pandemic, our flexible booking policy and prompt issuing of refunds to customers who prefer not to defer their holiday have earned us high praise in the national press.
  • We sincerely hope that your holiday experience will be as enjoyable as it would have been before the pandemic – walking holidays are ideal in these times of social distancing, and we’re not operating holidays if the key highlights can no longer be delivered – but, naturally, there will be some changes to ensure your and other people’s safety.
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  • The information that we send to you 2-3 weeks before your holiday includes practical information about each stage of your journey so that you can travel confidently from one hotel to another, recommendations for places to visit and eat out in each place, plus cultural information about the area. Where applicable, we also provide notes for a self-guided walking tour of most cities, and some large towns. Sample travel pack >
  • We can book a wide range of airlines and routes from the UK. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. For Europe, there’s a £35 booking fee per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). For India and Nepal, the booking fee is £60 per person. More information on flights >
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can cost tens of thousands of pounds.

    You don’t have to take out our recommended travel insurance policy (if you live outside the UK you’ll definitely need to make your own arrangements, as the policy is only for UK residents), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    We'll ask you for the details of your policy (insurer, policy number and medical emergency phone number) so that we can help out if the worst happens while you are on holiday. It's up to you, though, to check that your policy covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs; we don't check alternative policies.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Spain, but not a visa. If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires).
  • (Castilian) Spanish is one of several official languages; in Catalonia, for example, Catalan has equal status. The currency is the Euro. Spanish time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • For information on the practicalities of travel now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union, visit www.gov.uk/visit-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-liechtenstein.

    At Inntravel we work in close partnership with our hoteliers, taxi drivers and other local suppliers to provide our self-guided holidays directly to you. We are entirely confident that you will continue to receive the usual warm welcome from them, regardless of what is happening in the European political sphere.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.
    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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