Monolito

Monolito is an obelisk in Villamayor, Salamanca, Castile and León. Monolito is situated nearby to the park Parque Picasso, as well as near Plaza de San Juan.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villamayor town hall and Plaza de Toros La Glorieta.

Villamayor town hall

Town hall

Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Villamayor town hall is situated 200 metres north of Monolito.

Plaza de Toros de Salamanca – La Glorieta, nicknamed La Glorieta or Plaza de Toros de La Glorieta, is a bullring at Avenida San Agustín, 1, Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. Plaza de Toros La Glorieta is situated 3½ km southeast of Monolito.

Hospital General de la Santísima Trinidad, Salamanca

Hospital

Photo: Sanchi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hospital General de la Santísima Trinidad, Salamanca is situated 4 km southeast of Monolito.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santibáñez del Río and Villares de la Reina.

Santibáñez del Río

Hamlet

Photo: Ramajero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santibáñez del Río is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Monolito.

Villares de la Reina

Village

Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Villares de la Reina is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, on the outskirts of Salamanca city. As of 2016 it has a population of 6,266 people. Villares de la Reina is situated 4 km east of Monolito.

Salamanca

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Salamanca is a city in Castile and León in western central Spain, with a population of 143,500 in 2021. It has a magnificent old town centre, with multiple Romanesque, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance and Baroque buildings inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list.

Monolito

Type: Obelisk
Inscription: “Monolito realizado en Piedra de Villamayor”
Location: Villamayor, Salamanca, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.99805° or 40° 59′ 53″ north

Longitude

-5.69485° or 5° 41′ 42″ west

Open location code

8CGPX8X4+63

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6876064490

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=obelisk

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