Interesting facts about Salamanca and surrounding locations

Salamanca is one of the few cities in the world that can claim to have two cathedrals; one is gothic style and the other romantic.

Burgos is the location where the oldest human fossil to be discovered was found, a tooth dating back some 1.2 million years ago.

Castilla y León is one of the birthplaces of the Spanish language, which is today spoken by more than 450 million people worldwide.

Salamanca produces more than 60% of Spain's Iberian cured ham.