Casa de las Conchas
The Casa de las Conchas is a historical building in Salamanca, central Spain. It currently houses a public library. It was built from 1493 to 1517 by Rodrigo Arias de Maldonado, a knight of the Order of Santiago de Compostela and a professor in the University of Salamanca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Pública del Estado en Salamanca - Casa de las Conchas and New Cathedral of Salamanca.
Biblioteca Pública del Estado en Salamanca - Casa de las Conchas
Library
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Biblioteca Pública del Estado en Salamanca - Casa de las Conchas is a library.
New Cathedral of Salamanca
Church
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The Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, popularly known as New Cathedral is, together with the Old Cathedral, one of the two cathedrals of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. New Cathedral of Salamanca is situated 250 metres south of Casa de las Conchas.
Casa de Francisco de Solís
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Casa de Francisco de Solís is situated 100 metres north of Casa de las Conchas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Marta de Tormes and Carbajosa de la Sagrada.
Santa Marta de Tormes
Town
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Santa Marta de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, on the outskirts of the capital Salamanca, located only 3 kilometers away. Santa Marta de Tormes is situated 3½ km southeast of Casa de las Conchas.
Carbajosa de la Sagrada
Village
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Carbajosa de la Sagrada is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located only 4 kilometres from the city of Salamanca and as of 2016 has a population of 6,790 people. Carbajosa de la Sagrada is situated 3½ km south of Casa de las Conchas.
Villamayor
Town
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Villamayor is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2016 census, the municipality has a population of 7,047 inhabitants. Villamayor is situated 4½ km northwest of Casa de las Conchas.
Casa de las Conchas
- Type: Palace
- Description: gothic and plateresque house in Salamanca, Spain
- Categories: mansion, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Salamanca, Salamanca, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Casa de las Conchas” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Խեցիներով տուն”
- Catalan: “Casa de las Conchas de Salamanca”
- Catalan: “Casa de las Conchas”
- Chinese: “贝壳之家”
- Dutch: “Casa de las Conchas”
- French: “Casa de las Conchas”
- German: “Casa de las Conchas”
- Hungarian: “Kagylós ház”
- Italian: “Casa de las conchas”
- Italian: “Casa de las Conchas”
- Japanese: “貝の家”
- Portuguese: “Casa das conchas”
- Portuguese: “Casa das Conchas”
- Russian: “Дом с ракушками”
- Spanish: “Casa de las Conchas de Salamanca”
- Spanish: “Casa de las Conchas”
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