The town and flight facilities:
The town -
To see many pictures of the town of Miranda del Castañar - please ask us for details.
The flight facilities -
The airport of Valladolid (100 miles North of Miranda del Castañar) is managing flights of Ryanair coming directly from UK.
Walking paths through the mountains abd restaurant:
The Water path between the little towns of Mogarraz and Monforte de la Sierra, the Kilamas mountains path, etc.
Restaurants
At Miranda del Castañar the known restaurant of Las Petronilas is a good and typical restaurant with homemade dishes, restaurant El Molino with tasteful iberian meals, etc.
The city of Salamanca:
The city's name is linked to Greek historians who called it Helmantiké, Hermándica and Salamántica. Alfonso X (The Wise) was the first person to call it Salamanca. It originated as an Iberian military outpost on the hill of San Vicente, still to be seen today in the Verraco Prerromano. The inhabitants were known as the Vacceos, and the women were celebrated for their valour in the face of the Carthaginian general, Hannibal, in 220 BC.
Roman Times
Salamanca was incorporated into the Roman province of Lusitania. The Roman acropolis was built on a cliff above the Tormes River. Today, part of the city wall remains, as well as the Puente Romano (Roman Bridge), along which ran the Ruta de la Plata, a Roman road that linked Mérida and Astorga.
The Arabs
Salamanca gave itself up to the Muslims in the year 712. The defensive city wall was strengthened, and the Mozarab population was relocated outside it. It was a time of constant fighting with the Astur-Leonese kingdoms...