Escuelas Menores

The Escuelas Menores, in Salamanca

The Escuelas Menores, or Minor Schools, form a fine university ensemble of Salamanca, facing the university. The Salamanca audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place and its treasure, the famous Sky of Salamanca.

The Sky of Salamanca

The Escuelas Menores once completed the teaching of the university, around an elegant golden-stone courtyard, lined with galleries. The place is above all famous for keeping the Sky of Salamanca, a remarkable painting of the end of the fifteenth century representing the constellations and the signs of the zodiac, a fragment of a vault once more vast. A witness of the golden age of the university, the ensemble illustrates the artistic and intellectual richness of the city.

What to see

You admire the elegant golden-stone courtyard and above all the Sky of Salamanca, a fifteenth-century painting representing the constellations and the zodiac. The Escuelas Menores testify to the golden age of the university. It is a stop for lovers of art and history, facing the university.

Practical information

The Escuelas Menores lie in the heart of the historic centre of Salamanca, facing the university, reachable on foot. The courtyard is generally freely accessible; the visit of the Sky of Salamanca follows its own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What is the Sky of Salamanca?

A remarkable painting of the end of the fifteenth century representing the constellations and the signs of the zodiac, kept at the Escuelas Menores.

Where are the Escuelas Menores?

In the heart of the historic centre of Salamanca, facing the university.