Salamanca

The two buildings are joined and you enter from the north side into the New Cathedral, built 16th-18th century. Outside, note the fine Puerta de Ramos, mostly Renaissance but among its saints are an astronaut and an imp clutching an ice-cream cone. The interior is a baroque / Churrigeuresque creation, with fine ceilings, choir and main chapel. A door leads down into the Old Cathedral, 12th century and mostly Romanesque, with many frescoes.

The extensive university, constituted in 1254, has departments and campuses across the city but the area to visit is the old core of it close to the cathedrals. Admire the elaborate facade: kudos comes to those who can spot the frog unaided. Richly appointed rooms within, highlights being the library, the grand staircase, and the Hall of Fray Luis de Leon.

Large exhibitions of the city's pre-history and history.

Salamanca has a deep bullfighting heritage and this museum covers the sport broadly and the city specifically. The museum is separate from the bullring, which is 500 m or so to the north.

This is now a museum of medieval art, highlight is the Gothic frescoes.

Dominican monastery built from 1524 with striking facade, and impressive church interior, with a good exhibition on missionaries in the New World. It's near the cathedral but somehow off the tourist beat. The monastery remains active so parts are off-limits to visitors.

The best of it is the grand exterior. Many visitors reckon it's not worth paying to see the ostentatious interior and endure the interminable audio guide.

Advertised as a museum of Art Déco and Art Nouveau. Much of its collection is furnishings and household items, with a large collection of ceramics and bottles. There is a small section dedicated to Russian ballet. It's not a museum of architecture and it does not tell the story of the Art Déco or Art Nouveau movements.