June 4, 2024
Salamanca Spain
Today was a very busy day with a visit to Salamanca Spain. There was a 2 hour bus ride each way, not my favourite, but it was worth it because Salamanca is a lovely place. We had a guided tour of the old city by a local guide taking in the key site as you will see in the photos. Salamanca is known as the golden city because of the limestone buildings that have a golden hue. It is best known for its university as well as its 2 cathedrals conjoined by one wall. It is truly beautiful.
We stopped along the way at a local producer of Iberian ham. The key to this ham is their feed. The best ham comes from pigs that are fed only acorns (12kg a day) in the last 12 weeks of life. Lesser expensive ham is made with 50% acorn and grains. Nonetheless both are very tasty.
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