Private hire to Salamanca's old town from Salamanca

Salamanca's Plaza Mayor and old town from Salamanca

The Plaza Mayor is Salamanca's pedestrian heart and the city's meeting point. Traffic is restricted in the surrounding old town, so cars drop off and pick up on the nearest access streets; it helps to give the hotel or exact address.

How to get there

Salamanca

Salamanca is a large province with its population concentrated in the capital, and the roads fan out from it: the A-62 to Ciudad Rodrigo, the A-66 to Guijuelo and Béjar, the A-50 to Peñaranda. There is hardly any direct transport between the market towns, so the most common internal trips are from the villages into Salamanca: hospital, station, university and errands.

When demand peaks

• Salamanca's September fair (September): The Virgen de la Vega festivities fill Salamanca in early September, with concerts, bullfights and a busy nightlife. The centre has road closures and late-night returns to the villages are the most sought after.
• Holy Week in Salamanca (Easter week): The processions wind through the old town and coincide with many visitors and with holiday departures towards Barajas. Streets close as the brotherhoods pass, and the pickup point should be outside the route.