The famed "House of Shells" is now the public library, and it has a beautiful cloister. Constructed between 1493 and 1517, it was a noble's urban palace, and later because the university's jail.
The building has Gothic, Mudejar, and Renaissance designs to it. You don't need a lot of time, but it is well worth popping into check out both levels of the courtyard. You also get great views across the street of La Clerecia Church, also known as the "Stairway to Heaven" from the courtyard.
Some of the 300 scallop shell designs.
I've only seen this lion with the
mouth ring in Salamanca.
I don't know the significance.
Stairway to Heaven church towers.
Decoration on the church.
Another view of the scallop
shells on the facade.
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