Salamanca

Low angle view of statue of Lazarillo de Tormes leading the blind man, Salamanca, Spain, pictured on December 19, 2010 in the evening. The novella, Lazarillo de Tormes, published anonymously in 1554, is credited with the founding of the picaresque literary genre. Casa Lis, the Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Dco, is visible in the background. Salamanca, an important Spanish University city, is known as La Ciudad Dorada (The golden city) because of the unique golden colour of its Renaissance sandstone buildings. Founded in 1218 its University is still one of the most important in Spain. Around it the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13447508

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45164217

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5616px x 3744px (2.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen